LOREN
”You can’t? Why not? What is stopping you from being one of the people helping her to find out who she is in this new world?” It seemed silly that Roana wouldn’t help Phoebe with that; they were sisters, of a sort, and while Loren didn’t have the best track record when it came to family he knew how it was supposed to go. ”There’s a difference between knowing you’re here and being there.” It was small and subtle, but it was important. And it mattered.
He knew that better than most.
At Roana’s point about choosing a third option still being a side he nodded in acknowledgement. ”That’s true enough. But it’s a luxury we can afford in this world. And, while I didn’t make them, I have two children at home that I am now fully responsible for. And I can’t imagine any world in which getting involved in a war between the gods makes them safer, or would make me more likely to come home to them at the end of the day.” Quite the opposite: choosing a side in any war, let alone a divine conflict, was a surefire way to get someone killed.
He knew that better than most.
At Roana’s point about choosing a third option still being a side he nodded in acknowledgement. ”That’s true enough. But it’s a luxury we can afford in this world. And, while I didn’t make them, I have two children at home that I am now fully responsible for. And I can’t imagine any world in which getting involved in a war between the gods makes them safer, or would make me more likely to come home to them at the end of the day.” Quite the opposite: choosing a side in any war, let alone a divine conflict, was a surefire way to get someone killed.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
