[He was not, in fact, mad at the pair of them having it out as they did. Disappointed perhaps, but they were rather similar in how they handled threats to themselves and those they were close to. How he was going to maneuver them both to keep a peace was not clear to him yet, but he would in time.
His thumb stroked under Richard's eye as he watched the younger man. Aside from that father, he wondered how many people had truly stood with Richard?
His hand caught the knife as it slipped from Richard's fingers, and he pulled the younger man in against him as he slammed the tip of the blade into the already damaged bark. His hand abandoned it there so he could cup Richard's other cheek.]
Don't think I will turn my back on loyalty given. You are my lover. She is my daughter.
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His thumb stroked under Richard's eye as he watched the younger man. Aside from that father, he wondered how many people had truly stood with Richard?
His hand caught the knife as it slipped from Richard's fingers, and he pulled the younger man in against him as he slammed the tip of the blade into the already damaged bark. His hand abandoned it there so he could cup Richard's other cheek.]
Don't think I will turn my back on loyalty given. You are my lover. She is my daughter.