It was all well and good to have noble ideas and intentions for how children should be treated, but it was rarely how it actually happened. Gin as well as many of the other shinigami were living proof of that. It was a feat in Rukongai just to live long enough to become an adult. Regardless, Gin gave a wink in Xelloss' direction, "See? Now tha's why you'd make jus' a wonderful father. Knowin' all that fancy talk about how a child oughta be raised."

He took a sip from his water glass before turning back to the child. "Now don't you fret. I'm sure you'll find y'self a nice princess someday. You're still young, you got y'self plenty of time."