[Diarmuid recognizes what she is doing. Too often his own boys would busy themselves with a flurry of activity to try and hold back or hide their own tears. He helps Yotsuba settle onto his shoulders and starts to turn to leave. However, he pauses and looks back at Yotsuba's shadows for a moment.]

I hope when next we meet you are in better moods. Yotsuba is a precious treasure and should be treated the way you are treating her. You know better than to act as you are.

[He doesn't give the shadows a chance to respond. Instead, he turns and head out of the meadow. While he's moving fast, considering how fast he can go, it's not all that fast. That way, he can still talk to Yotsuba.]

Where shall we go looking first, little one? Got any ideas?