I will fight the end
"No," Ronin said softly. "I wished to leave out of ignorance. Ignorance, and grief for something I perceived to be done to me. Looking back, I understand my reaction, but I still feel foolish." Seren's appearance in his life had been a punch to the gut, to be sure. And yet, after the shock had worn off, he was as much her father as he would have been if he had known about her from the beginning.
"I wish to stay because I misunderstood you, Safrin. I judged you, and I judged harshly. As you say, I am only mortal, and I... I cannot help mourning my daughter." He sighed, rubbing at his forehead. "I am sorry, though, that I did not try to understand earlier. I let myself be carried away by my own feelings."
"I wish to stay because I misunderstood you, Safrin. I judged you, and I judged harshly. As you say, I am only mortal, and I... I cannot help mourning my daughter." He sighed, rubbing at his forehead. "I am sorry, though, that I did not try to understand earlier. I let myself be carried away by my own feelings."
'til the end is here
