[Kratos blinks. That certainly isn't the takeaway he expected Yuan to have, or want Yuan to have.]

No, but --

[Hmh. Maybe he had. Suddenly he's unsure about the words he's using, or might use. He doesn't usually talk; not about most things, let alone about things like this.]

People ... don't usually give me gifts. Not unless they're family heirlooms, or something similar. The ribbon is just a ribbon, but these were made for me. And I've seen by now how highly the Sylvaranti value family.

[He falls silent and looks way, feeling suddenly awkward, fingers still tracing the edge of the bracelet.]