Moonspear splitting bridges

It felt to Charon as if he had to pull every word from Drogon. He wished his companion'd just go on to talk about himself or ask something in return. Anything, but he felt he received nothing but curt answers that gave him very little information about the boy. He felt an explanation of why he hadn't wanted to look for his parents would have been in order; had Charon ever lost any of his children in such a way it would kill him to know that they were elsewhere, happily living on without him, and not caring whether his parents were still looking for him.

Just as Charon was about to ask 'why not' Drogon was first to speak. Charon was surprised, since he hadn't heard anything about love before then. Vela'd been adamant about spending time with Drogon when the pups would arrive rather than helping out, but she hadn't said that she wanted to be with him in that way. She was altogether way too young, in Charon's opinion, to have such thoughts. To prove to Charon that he cared for Vela didn't just mean saving her at the borders or helping her become a warrior... It meant reminding her of the importance of family and spending time with her family, younger siblings included. Charon felt so unsure of what to think, torn between hating Drogon for taking his beloved daughter from him or being angry with Vela for saying her father would not love her anymore once the pups got there, when she herself was spending more and more time with Drogon instead of him each day.

Yet he could see the boy was trying and Charon was no longer the rash boy he used to be. He simply continued the patrol, though forgot to leave his scent anywhere as he was distracted, staying silent for a good minute or so while he tried to process his emotions and find the words to say.

"Just make sure she doesn't forget her family," he said, his voice cold when he spoke and thought back to Vela mentioning being with Drogon rather than her young siblings or even her father. He could see that Drogon cared, but it wasn't him breaking Vela's heart that the father was most afraid of. "And don't forget what Moonspear has done for you. If you ever make her think she doesn't need her family anymore or that she needs to leave us..." Hard eyes sought eye contact with Drogon in warning. Implicitly Charon expected him to keep Vela away from such thoughts in addition to not encouraging them. It frustrated Charon that he could not simply tell Drogon to fuck off, or, well, something, anything but to confess his actual fears and emotions. He hated anyone seeing his soft sides. "Time will tell if I am making a good decision. But I'd still like to know more about you." How else could he ever truly know if Drogon was a good match for Vela? The father didn't want his daughter to be with Drogon, who didn't seem to care about his own parents at all, but he'd also learned enough in this life to know there was little use fighting it outright.