Gold had to do a bit of a double take at the boy after that question was put to him. The boy should have vanished with the castle. Yet, somehow he was still here and he was still holding onto him. He stared silently for a good second before swallowing and managing to once again find his voice, though the words were perhaps a touch more shaken than he cared for.

"You're not a hologram....why did you call me dad? I'm not your father."