"They truly are good kids."
"Yes, I believe in her. To Trailblaze is to follow roads those before us have never traveled, and go farther still.
"Isn't that what you taught me? To me, failure has never been frightening.
"I've spent my whole life fighting failure, ever since I was a child.
"Qlipoth couldn't kill me with a blow of the hammer, and neither Finality nor Fuli did anything to me.
"What cannot kill me is destined to make me stronger. Besides, even if I lose, so what?
"I may fall, but these kids won't, and neither will the spirit we pass on!
"They will only keep walking ahead of me, until one day they stand at heights even I cannot reach."
Hearing Sunday say this, Misha smiled and shook his head.
"Your ideas certainly are novel, but sometimes having too many stray thoughts isn't a good thing.
"It isn't as though no one has tried following multiple Paths, but not everyone can see it through.
"That is why Aeons always walk a single Path.
"But I won't stop you, because as you said, to Trailblaze is to follow roads those before us have never traveled.
"If you don't walk it, you'll never know whether the road leads anywhere. Only you can prove your ideas. Keep at it. I believe in you."
Sunday sounded somewhat dissatisfied at that.
"What do you mean, you believe in me? Shouldn't you be helping me? If you don't help, am I supposed to do it all alone?"
"Shouldn't you be doing it alone? You've dragged an old man on the verge of retirement back onto his feet. What else do you want me to do, fix your train?"
Hearing Sunday say that, Misha bristled, all puffed whiskers and glaring eyes.
But with that adorable