[Childe lets his fingers intertwine and lace themselves in between Aether's own, tugging him a little closer for privacy, and for himself. He tries not to display too much worry, because he's slowly coming up with a plan to deal with this situation- but it's tricky and he has to be careful. Not a single part of this will be easy.]

Whatever worry we had about the garden was nothing in comparison to what they know about us, and the other two.

[He gives the most straight answer he can, voice low and serious. The usual lilt to his tone is gone, replaced with a level of seriousness that Childe doesn't normally show.]

If things don't go their way, they are planning on using you to admit your father of the things we've done together. He didn't say so much, but that would will most likely include Elise and Luke as well.

[Childe is purposely stalling, trying to slowly give the information to Aether...he hates what he has to tell him next.]