There's room to be happy in motion.

[But the change in Yuan's tone makes some of the tension dissolve from Kratos's shoulders, a perceptible change, and there's something wryly amused in his head-tip.]

Or the children could have been frightened by being in a strange place with many people whom they don't understand, and who don't understand them. On the other hand, their eldest was certainly taken with you.

[Besides, gentleness isn't a prerequisite, for children.]