[He sighs as Aether scolds him again, lifting his hand to his head. He would have preferred his friend not find out about this until he had his mind sorted out, but here he was. Getting chewed in his living room for sleeping and having feelings for Aether's sister. Why is it he can plan an entire hit on someone's life but not be able to conceal this?

Ajax doesn't really answer when Aether says this is dangerous. He'd argue that it's far more dangerous for her not to be with him now, after what they've seen and what they know. But again, how does one explain that to him? He knows Lumine would rather keep it quiet, as Aether's knowledge may place him in just as much danger, if he wasn't already. He'd have to talk to her about that later, if she would allow Aether in on everything that's happening. It's not as if it doesn't involve him too, in some way.

Lumine's voice cutting through the tension gets him to lift his head, snorting at her remark. Archons, really...]

I don't know if you thought about that phrase before you used it, [he calls, teasing her a little.

Turning to Aether, keeping his voice down, he says:]

Will you at least believe me that keeping her safe means more to me than just protecting a relative of a friend of the family? I still have to get to the bottom of this, after all.