Once Nial was done purchasing the entire nutrition solution stockpile in the Halheim shelter, Nial returned to the wooden hut in the Forest of Life.
His father was awake and he rushed to Nial, who stood in the wooden door frame with Ryu in one arm and holding the little Oracle's hand with another.
However, Miles didn't care about them at all. He rushed toward his son and hugged him tightly.
"I thought you would never come back…" Miles said in a low voice that cracked a bit. Nial felt a sting in his heart hearing his father and it was just a moment later that he noticed his empty hand.
The Little Oracle had let go of him with a gentle expression on her face. Nial patted his father on his back, while ignoring Ryu, who chirped out at the sudden pressure that weighed him down.
The Gryphon was squeezed in between two men, who hugged each other tightly, waking him up from a pleasant dream, at that!
