[It's his father's sword for sure, though Nox still feels incredibly attached to it.]
That's the million dollar question. Honestly... I kinda wanna play it by ear? [Nox shrugs at that, unsure what else to do at this point.] I think he wouldn't take it well with having you and suddenly a sword to add to all the shit he's learning. She's his, obviously, and I won't keep her from him, but-
[He doesn't want to overwhelm Vergil, he doesn't even know he has a son yet. Better to take these things one at a time.]
[ dante slides the blade back into its sheath as nero talks, gaze moving up to catch the kid's. it really is the million dollar question, isn't it? as much as it is vergil's sword there he knows nero is just as attached to it. maybe it's because of a ll he went through with it, or because dante had entrusted it to him, or something else that has yet to enter dante's mind. ]
Yeah, yeah. I get it. [ he turns the sword around, holding it out for nero to take back. ] Maybe when the time comes you can be the one to give it back to him, along with the book.
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That's the million dollar question. Honestly... I kinda wanna play it by ear? [Nox shrugs at that, unsure what else to do at this point.] I think he wouldn't take it well with having you and suddenly a sword to add to all the shit he's learning. She's his, obviously, and I won't keep her from him, but-
[He doesn't want to overwhelm Vergil, he doesn't even know he has a son yet. Better to take these things one at a time.]
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Yeah, yeah. I get it. [ he turns the sword around, holding it out for nero to take back. ] Maybe when the time comes you can be the one to give it back to him, along with the book.