[Well! He's not going to lick the serrated edge of the damn thing like some kind of Chuuni (hi Cid we love you), but he's definitely got a special attachment to it. Akira's easy smile is the first tell that this dagger means something special to him.]

It's been with me through thick and thin. This dagger's gotten me through some tough spots, so yeah. You could say I'm fond.

[But yeah? He's also considering how this must sound to Solomon, so like. Allow him to quickly clarify:]

But I've never stabbed anyone with it. I steal hearts, not cut them out of people's chests.