[Zelos meanwhile feels discouraged from that reaction. And he definitely notices what Arya is doing, he wouldn't be surprised if Arya tries to pull Dany onto "her" side the moment his back was turned, being the brat she was acting when it came to Genis.]

He's a child that's lost everything. Was treated like dirt in our world, and this thing's made him lose what family he did have after...well, a treacherous friend would be the nicest way to put it.

[A "friend" Zelos would love nothing more than to stab in the head- but he's not going into more detail than that.]

I know people aren't really warm to strangers these days and everyone's got their own problems to worry about and stories like that, but...you know...I trust you won't go too hard on him?