He snorts but then grows silent, thinking.

"I always liked seeing the stars with you. Take me somewhere they can be seen. Tell me how you feel. Kiss me if need be. Like as not I will think you having fun at my expense if you speak in that annoyingly frivolous way of yours..."

He slowly calms as Hythlodaeus strokes down his back. Even so, he hesitates before he speaks again.

"And...and if aught somehow cannot be done for the end of our star here, stop me from summoning Zodiark."