It was just the calm before the storm I guessOh no and he seemed so uncharacteristically calm...
he said he cared for her after she saved his life from madness, so that'd be the point where he'd have adopted her since there was like at least half a month in between then and her running away. but yeah, valid pointAre people here stupid? The father did not fully realize his love for his daughter until she disappeared. The whole family was devastated when Ayrin disappeared. So why would they consider filing adoption papers instead of finding her?