See? Plenty of benefits. Besides, with their mom gone they wouldn't stand much of a chance out there in the wild on their own, anyway.

[But oh, then Dedue's leaning into him for a kiss, and he's leaning right back, and for once they're doing it at a time that they're both upright, which is why when he draws back he's grinning.]

Good to see you back on your feet, by the way.