Archer stopped fussing over Sera and left her to do her own thing on his lap. He started eating but soon noticed Teuila looking at him as she ate.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Teuila stopped eating. "Nothing. You said you were banished from your family, but I pictured someone full of hate and not able to show the kind of faces you were when cuddling Sera."
Archer just stared at her and let out a small chuckle, but soon answered with a voice full of pain and resolve.
"When I fell into that deep sleep, something in me changed. What's the point of holding onto all that hate? At first, I was angry, but what's the point? In this world, I can do whatever I want, and go wherever I want. I'm not going to live in the past but look forward to the future."
He picked up a piece of meat and ate it before continuing.
