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For all he was pretty apathetic about Aure's departure, Verx knew Drago and Isi probably wouldn't feel the same way. She was their mother, and they loved her (at least, he assumed so). He sought one or both of them out and ended up finding his son first, coming across the boy as he sent a gleaming object sailing into the bushes with a kick.

Yeah, that's what he thought.

Hei, Verx greeted tentatively, tail slowly moving behind him in ingratiating fashion. Wanna talk about it? Probably not, but it was worth a try. He'd fucked up just as much as Aure (perhaps more, depending on who you asked) and wasn't the most noble of sounding boards for this kind of situation.

But fuck, he was the kid's dad. If he wasn't here for him even in the worst of times, then what was he good for?