Haha... I can only imagine. [ he's never exactly spent much time around children himself, after all! xie lian was an only child, and he certainly is never planning on having kids of his own.

but... the comment (and the pun) makes him huff a laugh, and xie lian ducks his head, humble. ] That's very kind of you to say, though, Shiro. Really - I have lived for eight centuries. It is probably only to be expected that the bad have outweighed the good.

Even so, it makes me treasure the good memories, and the good days, all that much more. [ he eyes a bubble as it floats by... ]