Silver Moraine Now your life is out of season

The kid had guts. Aventus had to give him that. He arched a brow at his son's explanation even as his chest pinched with guilt. Of course. Arielle's absence likely had a lot to do with Atreus' terrible attitude. He was not the warm, loving parent that his sons needed, and there was no one in the pack to Aventus' knowledge who could fill that role for them while she was away. There had been no comfort for Atreus following the situation with Masquerade.

He had only to think how much harder his childhood would have been without Astara to understand his son's wish to run away and find his mother.

I see, he said placidly, maintaining a stoic mask despite his inner turmoil. How he missed his mate. How he wished she was here to flourish as a parent where he always failed. And how do you intend to find her by yourself?