Seeing Vega's stunned expression and her subtle gaze directed toward him, Klaus simply smiled. He already knew what was going through his daughter's mind, but he made no comment about it. He didn't bother to explain how it had happened.
Still, he believed that one day, perhaps not soon, perhaps far into the future, his daughter would understand. What mattered now was that with Anthony by her side, Vega's chances of evolving her bloodline to the Primordial Bloodline rank had increased drastically, and Klaus knew that with absolute certainty.
With that thought lingering, he turned his gaze toward Anthony, then took a deliberate step forward. Anthony, noticing Klaus's approach, shifted his attention toward him with a calm yet curious expression. There was no hostility in Anthony's eyes, only a quiet awareness, a readiness to listen.
