Whitefish River always protect ya neck

Cool with fading or concluding this since Vercingetorix has kicked the bucket? Rest in peace dad. D:

Not afterward. Dragomir wasn't sure whether to feel relieved or disappointed. As a wild animal whose instinct was self-preservation, it was easy to feel like the bitch who attacked his dad deserved pain in return. But as his mother's son, for how little he took after her, he was kind of relieved that Vercingetorix wasn't vengeful enough to waste time going after her.

Except he kind of was, which we would all discover later, in that really depressing death thread.

Dragomir was quiet after Vercingetorix shared the conditions under which he would kill his attacker. He was humbled by it, reminded that no matter how poorly he felt about them, he had his parents in his corner. No matter how much they'd disappointed him, they would protect him, be by his side when he needed them. He felt abruptly ashamed of the distant way he'd treated them since awakening.

Thanks, dad, he said thickly, for he didn't know what else to say, and "I'm sorry" was proving too difficult to get out at the moment.