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His hackles did raise, then, and he bared his teeth slightly at the ignorant girl. You have much to learn, if all you can do is spout your father's ignorance. Should you ever suffer the deaths of your own children, your loved ones, I pray someone is there to tell you they were never meant to be, that you were arrogant to think they should live.
Nathaniel spat the last few words with no small amount of venom, then turned and walked away. He did not listen to anything further the girl might have said, nor did he look back. She wasn't worth his time.