[There's kind of a small phoenix grin at that. It reminds him far more of Ace than of himself, but that's okay. Marco secretly likes Ace more than himself.]

Sounds to me that if your father was trusting you to live on like that, he already trusted that whatever path you took would be good for you and those around you, eh?

[Seal away power...] Your flames are difficult to control, right? Even though they're blue? [Birdie head tilt.]

At least you've definitely got the drive required. [Flutters a wing, smoothing out the flaming feathers.]