He was aware of Ariana's profound yearning for his sister. She drank a lot yearly on his birthday, shedding tears before a cake.

Melon inadvertently witnessed this once.

Consequently, he often surmised that Ariana's sorrow would be alleviated if his sister were present. He believed that if he presented his sister with a cake, she would return briefly to visit Ariana.

Hearing Melon's words, Ariana's eyes reddened. She had not anticipated his perceptiveness to be so acute, his attention to detail so sharp. A pang of sadness tugged at her heart for him.

Her harshness from moments ago now weighed on her. With a twinge of remorse, she realized that he, too, had been scared out of his wits by the fire.