Rising Sun Valley maunon

"glaukos, she's missing teeth and she came back all banged up." the sorrow that eclipsed his solemnity for a moment ate at her heart, chewing, swallowing. "yes. she thinks if you can hurt her, you can hurt them. and i-i know it wasn't one-sided. i know," she promised, feeling strangely as if she might cry herself. "so seeing you again, i think, i — it was just over for her."
he spoke. "you can't protect us if you're dead." the words leapt flatly out of her mouth before she stop them; heda shut her eyes hard and drew a long breath. "i'm here because i never wanted you to leave. but now that it's clear you and druid can't work things out, i — the kids, glaukos. you're still their father. nothing should h-happen to you because of ... because of you and her."
thunder rumbled, miles away. she bit the inside of her cheek and waited, trying not to beg him to leave, to go now.