[But he takes a piece of paper out of his pocket, dips his finger into Ardyn's tea (it's gone cold anyway) and writes large:]
天明寺 アーデン
[He points to each character in turn.]
"Ten"--that's heaven, or sky. "Myou" has the characters for both sun and moon in it. And "Ji," that's temple, but it can also be pronounced "Terra." So, earth. ...You know what, it sounds better in Eastern order. Tenmyouji Ardyn.
[Smiling like he just won the lottery--like he rolled three dice and they all came up with life-saving ones--he regards Ardyn a moment, then hands the tea-stain calligraphy over.]
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[But he takes a piece of paper out of his pocket, dips his finger into Ardyn's tea (it's gone cold anyway) and writes large:]
天明寺 アーデン
[He points to each character in turn.]
"Ten"--that's heaven, or sky. "Myou" has the characters for both sun and moon in it. And "Ji," that's temple, but it can also be pronounced "Terra." So, earth. ...You know what, it sounds better in Eastern order. Tenmyouji Ardyn.
[Smiling like he just won the lottery--like he rolled three dice and they all came up with life-saving ones--he regards Ardyn a moment, then hands the tea-stain calligraphy over.]
It's yours. Dad.