[Thankfully, Yato is more human than most gods, seeing himself not so much as a being above it all like them anymore as much as a flawed and fallible individual. Whether he loves like a human, he doesn't know, but he can do his best to treasure Hiyori for who she is.

Even if there are some things he needs to learn in order to do so. Behaving himself being the top one. She's teaching him, though. Schooling him in appropriate behavior and guiding him to be a better person while Yukine isn't here.]

H-Hey... [Somewhat nervously, he glances at her, pointing out where to best put the snow to make the skirt smooth.]

Ooooh yeah. I'll never forget meeting her. She didn't like me very much, heh... I think she knew what I was from the moment she saw me. [A Calamity. Something to disrupt her granddaughter's life. He smiles sadly, pressing harder at the snow and pointedly avoiding looking at Hiyori.]

.....that's true. You don't have your supernatural strength anymore. Going hand-to-hand with idiots and villains probably isn't the best idea. I'll buy you a bow and some arrows the next time I'm out, okay?

[Because he wants to protect her, too.]