Malice was not something to be felt by the large man, but only when faced by an equal sense of apathy, and this was not something he received from his son. He made a silent note to speak to Naniko about curbing her child's inability to offer miniscule respect to his elders. In the eyes of Anathema, he was no longer a child, and Ravesque expected the boy to act like the adult he now claimed to be. Wisdom was found in age and experience. Wisdom was respected. The Tribunal had been wise, and they had been respected. But as Ravesque smiled and laughed at the boy's arrogance and pride, the cogs of his mind worked. His children, Jackson and Agony, they were no handfuls. They showed respect, even if it was minor forms.
His mind turned off as Scorpius started to speak and words came in short bursts only enough to get his point across. There was no response as red eyes focused on the darkness before him, absent until his son's voice called him back. Simply bored? The man snorted. "I'm never bored. It takes emotion to be bored, boy." Another rub to his chin from a heavy hand and he mulled the prior words of Scorpius over in his head — it wasn't until after the Seere had sat himself down that his father gave a reply. "Pride will get you nowhere. Your mother is happy to have you here, but you can't do much more than that; no one can. Naniko D'Angelo is a woman hard to please." His weight dropped to the ground opposite his son, red eyes closing comfortably. "That's why I prefer to sleep with her; it's just easier to keep her happy with minimal effort on my part." This was a truth he was not ashamed to admit. He wasn't lazy. It was far from being lazy. Keeping Naniko happy was simply a task that could be one of two things: easy or difficult. He chose easy.
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