Lloyd wondered if he had grown to love them as his real family, but suppressed this feeling that he felt he did not deserve. Even if the count and countess were to embrace him as their own, Lloyd convinced himself that he shouldn't expect any kind of familial love from them, until he was accepted by them despite having explained the truth about the real Lloyd. constantly reminded himself of this as he approached where the count and countess were, and said his greetings.
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"You're back."
They held Lloyd by his hands and took a good look all over his body from head to toe, before proceeding to make eye contact with him with the warm look that suggested so many different things, all of which Lloyd felt in his heart.
They had been concerned about what trouble Lloyd was going through, his health, if he was eating properly on time, and ultimately, if he was alright. The lack of actual words perhaps made it even more empathetic, inadvertently making Lloyd drop his guard despite the constant reminder he had been telling himself on his way. Lloyd replied with a huge smile like he would have done against his real parents.
"Yeah. I'm back."