Ravensblood Forest It's been too long

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Arturo does not like the subtle hint that his mother is solely to blame for their departure from the Hollow: and he bristles slightly in her defense. They had never seen eye to eye and Boadicea had never been the most loving of mothers but she is his mother still and as her son Arturo loves her. His chin lifts as he studies Neasa as he would study a book whose contents he is not entirely certain of. He knows her: has known her, literally, all of his life but he is not comfortable with the implications that his mother, alone, is to blame. Everyone changes and besides that: while he is not his mother he is her son and in some ways he does take after her. He does not hold it against Neasa for leaving for he did the same thing though it is less because of an argument and more because he did not wish to live in his mother’s shadow for the rest of his life. “And will you so willingly leave Teaghlaigh if we have an argument?” Arturo asks because it is an important, pressing question and more than anything Neasa’s response will be the determining factor into her acceptance. It seems childish to him. No one will always agree with each other and he has no time nor patience for those who are so quick to abandon because on one matter they do not see eye to eye — though it matters little. Arturo welcomes the opinions of his Family on important matters and considers them accordingly but at the end of the day as Ceannasach his is the final decision, the final word upon all matters: that is simply the way it is. He knows Neasa will be a good addition to Teaghlaigh and he is willing to accept her but he has to know that her loyalties are not shaky and though he appreciates her honesty he finds himself needing to be sure of her and her willingness to be loyal to Teaghlaigh no matter what: especially with children on the way and the impending threat of Blackfeather Woods. He needs the Family united not divided.

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