“Alastir was right. I do take after my father when it comes to women with sharp objects,” he said. “I don’t care.” He ignored that. “My mother has stabbed my father a time or a dozen over the years. He claims he deserved it each time, and truthfully, he never seemed all that torn up about being stabbed. Probably had something to do with the fact that they’d be holed up in their private chambers for days after a spat.” “Glad to know the disturbed apple doesn’t fall too far from the crazy tree.”
