The small Divine Beasts flew as fast as Raldarak could, taking sharp turns around the trees and chasing any birds or small critters unlucky enough to catch their attention.
"He's always so serious that I was starting to forget he's actually a small child. You didn't. You never stopped looking for a way to make him happy until you found it. I'm proud of you, Lith.
"It takes a lot of strength to break the cycle, and even more to be the parent you never had. I don't mind spending half of our date in the woods if it means making our little boy happy."
"Thank you, Kami." Lith nodded.
The babies kept flying and chasing each other for a while, but they were still young and weak. Raldarak was the first to come down to his parents, huffing in exhaustion and sweating bullets as soon as he returned to his human form.
"Da." He said, plopping in Lith's arms. "Da."
"Da?" Kamila echoed. "Why didn't he call you Dya? It's perfectly normal for him not to be able to say dada yet."
