Chapter 97: Under Her Gruff Exterior Pt. 1

ALASTAIR:

Weeks had come and gone since Val and her mother returned home. Though my eldest little girl and I were not necessarily on bad terms, my situation with Merari and even Harlyn was a little rocky. Well, a little more than rocky.

Harlyn still hadn’t completely accepted the fact that Valene was home, and she seemed quite cross with me for having as good a relationship with her as I did despite everything that had been going on. It didn’t make sense to me but the best that I could figure was that maybe she was resentful of the fact that Val became the one thing that she never thought she should be.

I could not begin to understand the complexities of my baby girl’s mind, and at this time of my life, I felt it a waste to even try.

I knew enough to love her unconditionally, and for me, that was enough.

This was all besides the fact that things had been too shaky around Shadow Veil to be concerned with such trivial matters.

Was I still concerned? Of course, I was. What kind of fath