Horizon Ridge Achy Breaky Heart

He shook his head, so Pied decided not to press it. He spoke anyway after a moment, bemoaning the fact that his son seemed to hate him. Pied frowned lightly, slipping her head from its perch atop his and snuggling her pale cheek against his. She then withdrew slightly to look into his face, her tongue darting out to catch the tip of his nose.

She didn't particularly feel like jumping to Rob's defense, though she also didn't want to badmouth him to Kisu, either. She weighed her thoughts a moment, then said, "Kisu, before you arrived, I met him and he spoke to me incredibly disrespectfully, like I was some piece of meat. It's pretty obvious the lack of a father figure has affected him. Of course, that's not your fault; if you could've been there, you would've, and you would've been a brilliant dad to him."

Pied paused, wondering if she was making Kisu feel worse. At length, she offered, "I guess my point is that he said some awful things to both of us today and maybe... he didn't really mean them. Maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt. Let's give it some time, then maybe take another swing at introductions all around."