Honeyed Pasture beta

the tone wasn't lost on him, and he gave arjun a side-eye of his own, albeit with a twinkle in said eye. bounty hunter—that's right, adi noted, nodding. and as for news, well. . . no bad news was good news, he reckoned, inadvertently mirroring his son's thoughts.

dutch went on, though, and he felt his throat clench tight at the admission. he swallowed, trying to choke down the rising emotion. succeeded, for the most part, though his voice was still a little strained when he spoke again.

haan, beta, i know, the old man murmured. what i wouldn't give to have the time back. and for that, i am sorry. i should have spent many more moments with you.

he sighed, and pressed his shoulder against arjun's for a brief moment before pulling away again. at least, there is this moment, he added, a small smile touching his lips.