28 A Bond (1/2)

Arius went upstairs to go find Dante, he was outside the room on the second floor. He saw him standing guard

”Dante~” Arius hummed while Dante turned to look at him. ”Do know why Asrael changed so suddenly?”

”I do, and it's not good.” Dante informed.

”How so?” Arius took Dantes words as confirmation that Asrael did this a lot.

”Asrael... Whenever he finds something remotely similar to mother, he latches on.” Dante looked at the door. ”He's always looking for something to remind himself of her.”

”Why is it different this time?” Arius confirmed a couple things. One, Asrael does this a lot. Two, this has to do with his mom.

”A lot of things are different, usually he'd kidnap the person but he didn't.” Well that shocked Arius.

”Maybe he's less interested this time?” Arius hoped at least.

”I know my brother, and this time he hasn't simply found a toy. He's looking to play mind games.” Dante hardened his gaze, he didn't look like a seven year old in that moment.

”That's why he's in a good mood? Because he's found a new game to play?” Arius slightly narrowed his gaze, this was either going to be interesting or a pain in the ass to deal with. ”Should I put a padlock on his window so he can't escape?”

Dante nodded, he liked the idea.

”I have some tools in the basement...” Arius struggled inside his heart for a moment. He wouldn't let anyone see the painting, so he'd have to go down there alone.

He of course had to catch Dante by his tiny shoulder as he motioned to start running down the stairs. The boy looked at him confused for a moment. Arius found that the child had a habit of doing things without being asked, probably because of Asrael's insolence.

”I'll go get it.” He let go of his shoulder and went down the stairs, leaving Dante with his thoughts.