Tales of the Abyss fanart. Luke is 10 and Guy is... 14? Sometime after the kidnapping incident in any case, 'cause it's not like you can ever tell an anime character's age just by looking at them (*cough*PrinceofTennis*cough*).

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As usual, coloring is iffy.

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In this house full of his enemies, he had one ally who smiled and opened his heart to Guy without flinching. It didn't matter if his hair was as red as the Duke's hair or Maria's blood, it didn't matter if he couldn't talk and mostly tried to eat the Tone toys Guy made for him. In Lucian's room, empty of everyone but the small child no one knew what to do with, Guy found peace.

"And this gear takes the torque and uses it to move the feet. It's amazing what people can do these days! See, I'll show you." Guy set the little model on the child's bed and set it moving with a flick of his finger. The toy soldier, whirring, walked up the blanket until it met a fold and stopped, arms and legs moving uselessly. Lucian stared and then, with the big grin that always made Guy's chest seem about two sizes too small, batted at it. He missed the first time and then went at it again.

It fell over, legs kicking. The child looked disappointed and sent his arm after the toy soldier again, but only succeeded in knocking it off the bed.

Guy couldn't help laughing. "You haven't figured out what your fingers are for yet, have you? Here you go." He picked it up and pressed the toy into Lucian's palm, and then carefully curled the boy's fingers around it. Lucian smiled gleefully - and started banging it against the bed. Guy groaned. "I think somebody's inherited his dad's personality... Oh, damn." There was a pounding sound of hurrying feet coming through the doorway. "I think her Highness is here. Talk to you later, kiddo - oh please, give me the soldier, I can't leave you alone with it or you'll choke on it. C'mon, I'll give you this ball! It has nice primary colors and it's guaranteed not to kill any nobles-"

Guy managed to extract the soldier from Lucian's hands and exchange it for the new toy. The child seemed apt to break into a temper tantrum at any time, and Guy knelt and gave him a hug, feeling torn. "I'll be back, okay? I promise-"