#dad mato and his matlets

[galionne-vibin]

Head full of Dad Mato thoughts.......

He sees Knight come in and is all happy to see his pupil again but then the Greenpath Vessel and Lost Kin (Green & Kin?) walk in behind them and Mato is like "More?? More children for me??"

And Green and Kin are wary at first but they trust their little sibling and clearly Knight trusts this person ; and Mato works so hard to earn their trust and offer them a warm and loving home and show them they are safe here and they don't have to be empty husks carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders anymore they're allowed to be children they're allowed to play and be happy and be cared for ; they're allowed to make mistakes, they're allowed to be scared ; they're allowed to live goddammit!

And sure it's not easy going from living alone to having three children under your roof, but he'll manage. And hey, he's always got Sly if he needs parenting advice...