11-02-2008, 01:42 PM
The humiliation of it all was damn near unbearable. But will the real thing keeping him from stalking off was concerned for his son. Something was going on here. He wasn't sure exactly why it but it did not sit well with him. As usual Lucifer seemed to be in some sort of trouble but there was something different about the boy this time. He only wished he knew what it was.
Noah did not argue and welcomed the chance to stand up. Even a short time in a tense crouch had left him a little stiff. He just wasn't built for such things. Nor did he argue about being called a fool. In all fairness, it was completely true.
He had no excuse for what he had done. Although all but one of the nips had been no more than mouthing and grumbling, he had still had no right to do so. The last he had seen his son was in one last effort to get Lucifer under control and sober him out. When that final effort failed in he could do no more, he knew he was no more use to the lands or his son. He had failed the more miserably.
When he had seen Lucifer, Noah had wanted to put him in his place right away and maybe make everything right again. It had been stupid but he had long since run out of ideas.
Iskata's words burned and deeply and his ears folded all the way back this time. He turned his great head away from her. His brows furrowed so deeply that his eyes were almost closed when he answered quietly.
"None," he admitted begrudgingly. When he had gone up against Ahren and nearly got himself killed, he never viewed it as stupid. When he had launched himself into battle and could have had his throat ripped out he never feel bad as stupid. Even back in the land of his birth where he had fought many battles he never start any of those as stupid. But this, this was stupid. Listening to his son defend him only made his head drop further.
"No, lad. She is right. I've been an ass."
He hated his son to see him like that. He hated for Anyone does seem like that. If he had been a wiser wolf may be he would have known enough to leave well enough alone. But he knew that Iskata was right. He was a damn fool.
If any good had come of this, it least he knew his son was alive and well and that others had survived. It was far a past time for him to go.
Noah did not argue and welcomed the chance to stand up. Even a short time in a tense crouch had left him a little stiff. He just wasn't built for such things. Nor did he argue about being called a fool. In all fairness, it was completely true.
He had no excuse for what he had done. Although all but one of the nips had been no more than mouthing and grumbling, he had still had no right to do so. The last he had seen his son was in one last effort to get Lucifer under control and sober him out. When that final effort failed in he could do no more, he knew he was no more use to the lands or his son. He had failed the more miserably.
When he had seen Lucifer, Noah had wanted to put him in his place right away and maybe make everything right again. It had been stupid but he had long since run out of ideas.
Iskata's words burned and deeply and his ears folded all the way back this time. He turned his great head away from her. His brows furrowed so deeply that his eyes were almost closed when he answered quietly.
"None," he admitted begrudgingly. When he had gone up against Ahren and nearly got himself killed, he never viewed it as stupid. When he had launched himself into battle and could have had his throat ripped out he never feel bad as stupid. Even back in the land of his birth where he had fought many battles he never start any of those as stupid. But this, this was stupid. Listening to his son defend him only made his head drop further.
"No, lad. She is right. I've been an ass."
He hated his son to see him like that. He hated for Anyone does seem like that. If he had been a wiser wolf may be he would have known enough to leave well enough alone. But he knew that Iskata was right. He was a damn fool.
If any good had come of this, it least he knew his son was alive and well and that others had survived. It was far a past time for him to go.