He simply kept his hand on her shoulder, before he looked up at Inari, a soft, sad smile on his lips as she held her daughter. "All this time, and all she wanted was you to welcome her back as such. Stay around, mother in law, at least until I wed your daughter. I would think you would want to see that."<br/><br/>He turned back to Keeshara, and gave her a sad, tired smile. "Would you like to fade into the eternal darkness as well, so that the Beyonders won their fight with you and the fifteen others? They are coming back, and while a handful are on our side, many, many more are trying to destroy the planes. I need every last bit of help I can get, if your children are to have a future. I can't do this on my own, never could. Stay here, help your children, even if they have forgotten you. Force yourself to care, even when everything is so far away. I forced myself to for nearly two decades, and you have for barely five years. I had hoped a goddess and mother could do better than a mortal orphaned bachelor."