"Ah, oh, ow. Runar, enough, enough! Papa can't handle any more!" Ares winced as Runar head butt his chest a final time. He reached up and then pinched a horn so she could no longer assault him. "Jeez, you can't keep bullying papa like this."
"Papa?" Lana asked.
"What? What's wrong with papa?"
"Papa is father?"
Ares nodded. Lana gave Ares a peculiar look, as though she had seen something she had never expected.
Runar squealed and reached over to grab Ares' arm.
"You just can't understand the maiden heart of a father," Ares said as he let go of Runar's horn as the little girl then hugged his arm. He pulled her close and embraced her.
Lana watched Ares as he bonded with his daughter. Ares hadn't been able to face anyone, the potential conflict had been too much. It was growing late and he knew that tomorrow he would need to see to the Reptai and the Storm Lord, but tonight he wanted to spend some time with his family.
Runar head butt him.
