Aether yawned and stretched. His eyes were sleepily glued together and he slightly frowned at the rising sun, which sent its rays through his eyelids. It was high time to get up, but he was rocked back to sleep only by your hands, which so carefully tied his disheveled hair into a pigtail.

The sound of the comb smoothly combing his blond curls was so soothing, overshadowing all the dark thoughts lurking in his head for so much time, which are so intense.

A light, cool breeze makes him shiver and stroke his shoulders to give his body the warmth he doesn't have. It makes his eyes open a little and look over shoulder at you.

You've been through a lot with him, meeting him once and becoming his faithful traveling companion; not counting Paimon, of course. But even she is not against you, so this is a good sign — every time it flashed through the Traveler's mind, which made him smile.

"Where are we going next?" Quietly, slightly hoarsely, it sweeps out of his mouth, breaking the silence of this morning under the open sky.

Sitting with his back to you, in the lotus position, Aether looked very sleepy, as if he hadn't had enough sleep, but already wanted to hit the road...