(They're just like small children, he thinks, and lucky for them, he's always had an affinity for caring for those who need it most. )

Well, one doesn't just forget their connection to their mother, I think...

(But, ah, that revelation... knowing that they'll just be tossed aside, thrown away, and simple be disposed of if no one will step up? He looks up at Ratio, his attention caught and--)

Then let's ask her.

(He has no idea who Lady Asta is.)

If there's a problem and we have a solution... let's try it.