Silvertip Mountain So now I just sit in silence.

You couldn't be sure what the future would hold; Kavik knew that better than most. He nodded in agreement, a small silence settling between them before she asked a question of her own. Two questions, both making him smile. You don't have to apologize; I don't mind the questions, he gently offered first. I figured I would be some day; it was always something I wanted, but I didn't expect it quite at this time. Her next question was easy to answer. The days they were born, I had never felt so happy and so scared at the same time. It's kind of a helpless feeling, really, but the love for them over shadows it all. He loved them more than he had ever loved anyone, would gladly and without question trade his life for the lives of his children. Any helplessness felt in the beginning was soon forgotten, though, at least for me. I fell into the role of their father without hesitation. I assume that's how it is for most other parents as well. Obviously not all; he wasn't naive enough to think that all parents did right by their children.