Cedar Sweep so close, but so far away

Oh, yeah, I bet you could. Sarcasm was heavy in his voice though it was all in jest, still. There was even a playful note to his voice that questioned her ability to take him down; almost like a dare.

But it all changed when she mentioned Jarilo. Charon's first thought was that he couldn't really imagine that his son could snag the attentions of a bubbly girl like this one. He wondered if Jarilo even realised that she liked him this much, considering they'd recently had a talk where Jarilo showed being totally clueless to anything love-related. His second thought was a bit of an 'oh shit' realisation considering he was sort of harmlessly flirting with his son's love interest. Maybe not the smartest thing to do.

He's my son, Charon said, his flirtatious joking slowing down a little as the realisation dawned. Jarilo wasn't exactly a boy with a lot of chances, and he didn't want to ruin whatever chances his son had. How'd you two meet?