"You are a good boy, A-jia," Jonathan assured him because he had a little bit more than just a hunch that he would react positively to hearing that. His voice was out of breath by now and he was close himself. Once he listened to Xinjia come, when he saw his body spasm from it and watched that look on his face, he was not far behind him. A few more strokes and he came as well, a lot quieter. Made sense, everything about Xinjia was loud.

Finally, he let him back down, although he was careful to ensure he'd be steady on his feet before he let go of him. "Now we've earned breakfast."