He had already lost his sister. . .

And he was not going to lose you.

You had only been traveling with Aether for about five months now and he had already grown attached to you, always telling you that he can handle the monsters on his own but sometimes needing to visit a Statue of the Seven immediately afterwards.

He had a reason for being so protective of you but man could it get annoying. . .

“Where do you think you’re going?!”