Snowforest Taiga the bottom's all i've found

He doesn't expect him to give up so easily. Weak, he thinks, and it stuns him for a moment. He's never thought of his father that way, but now...
I can take care of myself, He says after a moment, a little less cold than before but hardly friendly. He's tempted to say more, but it's easier to shift the conversation away from the subject. He doesn't give his father the whole truth, though; only the parts that are convenient. Kratos and I got tired of pack wolves being stupid, so we decided to make our own place. For people who are strong and smart, or want to be. Oh, and Maman is alive. The thought occurs to him at random, and he's purposefully casual with his impulsive mention of her. But it's clear from the sudden intensity of his gaze that he knows the weight of what he'd said, and is looking for a reaction.