"I... don't know." Zeke admitted.

"I know what I sensed within him, but... it made no sense." he mumbled.

He then shook his head and held his Mom close, before they both disappeared from where they were, appearing in Aimee's home.

"...." Zeke was silent, looking around.

"All right, we're home." he said.

"Yeah, I can feel the barriers." he mumbled.

Zeke just sighed.

"I'm just glad you're safe." he told her.

"And I'm glad I decided to pay you a visit." he added, as Lex stepped into the room.

"What the...?" he muttered.

"Hey." he said.

"What's going on?" he asked them.

"Aimee, did something happen?" he then asked his sister.

Lex's expression paled.

"....attacked?" he asked.

"By one that appeared to be a dark elf, bolstered with demonic mana." Zeke responded.

"....." Lex was then silent, before falling into one of the chairs.

"He... he works for Lilim's family." he said.

"He's... trying to kill her."

"Well, what we have seems to be doing the job." Lex replied.

"But you're right. We need more." he agreed.

"More. We need as much power as we can muster." he continued.

"This needs to be impenetrable." he reasoned.

"Woah, Uncle Lex, that seems like a bit much." Zeke countered.

"Nothing is too much." Lex responded.

"Everything is not enough." he went on.

"I refuse to have my sister be hurt again."

Lex just shook his head.

"We need to do something." he said.

"Both you and Lilim need to be safe." he said further.

"I can't afford to lose anyone." he went on.

"Especially not you." he told Aimee.

"No. No, I won't have you being in danger whenever you leave this place." he continued.

".....wow." Zeke muttered.

"Uncle Lex is really stressed now." he mumbled to Aimee.

"......" Zeke was silent, before nodding.

"Right." he said.

He then stepped back and disappeared in a pillar of light, much like his father, but smaller and a little more faded.

"No, no, no, no, no." Lex repeated.

"No, no, this is unacceptable." he said.

"How did I not think of this? How did this not occur to me?" he asked himself.

"My negligence almost cost me my SISTER."

"I would still have been without you." Lex responded.

"And it would have been MY fault." he said.

"No. No, that won't happen." he went on.

"I refuse to let that happen." he said further.

"Aimee, this shouldn't have happened." he then told her.

"This isn't fair to you." he continued.

"There has to be a way to keep you safe."

Lex froze when he heard that, and his eyes met hers, panic and stress laden within them.

"No!" he exclaimed, his voice cracking.

"No! No, I can't choose! No!" he said further.

"No, this isn't fair!" he went on.

"Why should this happen because I just want to HELP!?" he then almost yelled, sounding like he was ready to have some sort of mental collapse... mere seconds before she swore she saw a small aura glow around him for a second.

"....." Lex was then silent, before seemingly collapsing in on himself.

"I need to think about this." he said, his voice jarringly calm from just a second ago.

"I need to think about everything, and make a decision." he finished.

Lex was silent, before returning the hug.

"I... that doesn't sit well with me." he told her.

"You shouldn't be forced from your home because of this." he reasoned.

"....I..." he then stammered, before sighing.

"Just... there must be another way." he went on.

"We'll think of something. We have to." he continued.

"...but... you're willing to move...?" he then asked quietly.

She felt Lex shaking suddenly, as his hug around her tightened.

"....." he was silent, before catching a hitch in his breath.

"I..." he stammered.

"Aimee..." he whispered.

"We'll see." he then managed to say.

"As... as I said, it doesn't sit right with me." he told her.

"But... but I understand." he then admitted.

"This still isn't fair, though..."