Swiftcurrent Creek and maybe you're too good for me

He watched her--studied her face as she turned from him, trying to get any kind of indication what she was thinking. The silence was torture; it left his mind racing as it went through every possible aspect of his life this choice would affect, most importantly, Liri. He still had no idea where she was and still very much wanted to find her. The whole Grezig situation lead him to believe that if she came back now, she would most certainly turn back around and leave him, and he wouldn't even blame her.

Her words pulled him from self loathing, but it was not a request he would have expected from her. They barely knew each other, and from what he could tell, she didn't even seem to like him very much, but he surmised that what she was asking had little to do with how she felt about him; her concern was for the children, their children, and that made the answer clear. It would mean betraying Liri, but what else could he do? The pups were his number one concern now. Then they won't be, he finally answered. No matter what he faced going forward, he would make sure Myrren and their children wanted for nothing.