Kanan. Your back's just so warm.

Hey, don't speak into my ear, you'll scare me.

Ah-hah, so your ears are your weak point, huh?

*Blow*

Uwah! Q-Quit it! Come on, you're supposed to be injured, so act like it and calm down!

I won't carry you piggyback anymore, all right?! I'm gonna let you down!

Hey, no!

Good grief. I can't believe you tripped on the stone stairs and sprained your ankle. It's not like it's your first time climbing them.

Grrr. Well, beginner or veteran, these stairs are double hard, okay? Like, the steps are uneven, and it's all rough and rocky!

Even a beginner wouldn't trip and fall if she didn't go “race you to the top!” and run off. This would've been a panic if it was before a show, you got that?

I'm sorry.

Good. Make sure you're careful from now on.

Now that I think back, I've carried you on my back on the way home before, when we were little.

Really, that happened?

Wait, you forgot? Have a heart, would you? It wasn't on stone steps, but you'd run and fallen just like now. Yeah, you'd scraped your knee.

You plopped down and cried about how much it hurt, so I carried you back home.

Oh, you know, I remember that.

I was just so happy I got to play with you that I went and dashed off. Tripping really hurt, but your back was just so warm.

You really haven't changed, Kanan. Your back's just as reassuring.

Mari, you changed, though.

Huh? I did? How?

You got heavier.

Whuh! You were supposed to say I got beautiful, at least! Kanaaaan!