[What about him? He's taken aback by the question, though it's honestly one that he should have expected. At the time he'd asked Amaterasu to paint the portrait, his relationship with Lloyd had been even more precarious than it was now. He didn't want to force his presence on the boy, he wanted him to feel free to look at his mother without having to see Kratos staring up at him as well. Will Kratos explain any of that properly?
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Of course he won't.]
I thought you would prefer it that way.