Swiftcurrent Creek Pick you up, let you down

Myrren suddenly appeared in his path, and it took him a few seconds to register her. He blinked a few times, coming out of his trance as his misery began flow through him again. His shoulders sagged a little under the weight as he listened to her speak. At first, he looked at her with confusion, unsure he had even heard her correctly. Had she just asked him if he wanted her to kill their children? He was piece of shit, sure, but to ask her to do that would surely be pure evil. The ugliness whispered in his ear that he could be with Liri if the pups no longer existed, but he pushed the awful thought away. Even if she would take him back, what would happen when she found out that he sacrificed innocent life for his own happiness? It just wasn't an option. If anything, the children were the only good thing in his life right now, and he would never do anything to harm them. No, he said first, shaking his head as disbelief replaced the confusion in his expression. They shouldn't have to pay for my mistake, he added, the anger in his tone surprising him.