Mathias grew up as an only child. His parents were always too busy to notice his social needs. He would stay in his room for hours while he played with imaginary siblings. He was seven by the time his parents finished paying off the late bills and decided to have another child. Even with a sibling, he would be alone until his brother was old enough. Mathias continued to spend time with the siblings he imagined for himself.

He hopes that Emil won't have to grow up like he did. He hopes the boy's family will give him their full attention. A child should grow up with someone around their own age. They need someone to talk to, someone they'll understand.

Mathias didn't realize that Emil doesn't have a mother. When he walked into the house, he found only three residents: Emil, Mr. Bondevik, and their kitten who had been curled on Emil's lap. Lukas demanded Mathias to not mention the mother. He said that doing so will cause Emil to cry. Mathias didn't what happened, but he decided it would be best to not force it out. After all, he'd only met them several hours earlier. It wasn't his place to question anything.

It also turned out that the food was still cooking. The aroma of cooking meat and stew had hit him hard when he walked in. Emil had pulled Mathias away before the man had time to ask what it is on the stove. The scent that followed could only keep him waiting and guessing.

The front yard of the house is decorated with beautiful flowers. Bushes ran around the perimeter of the porch and property. A few branches of the neighbor's tree hung over into the front lawn. Daisies danced by the walkway to house.

The house itself seemed rather large at first glance. Perhaps it held a somewhat larger-than-normal attic. As Emil pulled Mathias around, he found that it is a cozy one story home with no noticeable attic entrances. Emil did show off that his room sat across from the basement though.

Emil's room is rather clean for someone his age. A small pile of dirty clothes lay in the far right corner. In the center are most of his building blocks stacked in a way that makes them seem like they'd been knocked over. Some of the blocks are piled around the stack while the rest were in a bag. The bed had been pressed against the back wall, most likely to make room for play. Opposite of the bed is a rather small closest with a dresser next to it. The closet is opened, revealing an opened bin full of children's toys. The dresser has a few cat toys and photographs on top.

Emil forced Mathias on the bed without any explanations or demands. Mathias waited as the toddler went to the closest. He looked through the bin for something to play with. He found two wooden horses almost at the bottom of it all. One is golden like the sun. The other is a white like that of a daisy. Mathias received the golden horse because its color reminds Emil of the man's hair.

The two only had several minutes for play before the food finished cooking. It still smelled of fresh meat and stew. Mathias still couldn't guess what kind, but the scent lead him down the hall to a rather small dining area. The table seats a family of five. One of the five seats held a high chair on it, but Emil is tall enough to not use it. The other four have fall colored seat cushions to go with the brown chairs and table. Mathias allowed the other two to sit first in order to avoid sitting in their preferred seats.

Lukas served food for Emil before the meal started, so the toddler was halfway done with his food before the adults started. The three conversed throughout the meal as if they've been a happy family for years.