Blackfeather Woods How home stays half the world away

The girl turned away from him and it felt like a fang piercing right through his chest. He wished he could explain to her that he was back to bring her home, to be the father she'd lost and finally be able to live as a family, but both her lack of communicative skills and his own difficulty expressing his feelings were hard to deal with.

I'm sorry I left. But I want to explain to you why I did it, he started softly, daring to take a couple steps closer seeing that Astara hadn't left. It had to be a good sign. The Woods had been corrupted, I had to start again elsewhere to be able to provide a real home for our family, he tried to explain, stopping his advance just a few paces behind the young shadow. I asked your mother to come along with you and Averna, but she wanted to stay here with Kove. I couldn't just take you... he revealed, hoping that mentioning Relmyna would make Astara believe him more easily. I can protect you now, he promised, and once again dared to come closer; this time close enough to touch her, but waiting for her avail to do so.