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Haven could have kicked himself for his lapse in self control and judgment. It had been a severe shock to him and there wasn't much he could have done, but still he should have been more sensitive as to how his reaction could effect Rio. Of course it would only make sense for her to think that it was she that he had issue with given how he had acted. Of course nothing could be further from the truth. He may have been incredibly surprised to find that he was suddenly a big brother, but that didn't mean for a moment he laid an ounce of blame on Rio or her siblings. None of this was their fault, it was only Naniko who had not handled the situation well. No matter what issues lay between them, she should have gotten word to him about this. It bothered him deeply, but he pushed it down as best he could. His little sister was smiling again and he didn't want to do anything to upset her again. The Aatte managed a small smile back down at her, glad he had been able to put a stopper in her flowing tears, even if he had been the cause of them.
There was no way that he could really make her understand the complications between him and their mother without going into the unsettling details and he wasn't about to expose her to such information. She didn't need to know those things, and besides, no matter what he thought of Naniko he wasn't going to spoil Rio's image of her. Eventually the idyllic image of her parents would fade to reality, it was unavoidable, but Haven wasn't going to do anything to speed up the process. He understood how important those ideas were to a pup. "Maybe she does. It has just been a very long time since we've seen each other." He couldn't put all the blame on her of course, but she wasn't completely innocent either. What Rio said next though warmed his heart intensely. Haven grinned down at the small girl and once again nuzzled the top of her head. "I love you too." And he meant it, with every fiber of his being. It didn't matter that they had just met. She was his sister, and he knew that he would protect her with all the strength in his body.
Haven could have kicked himself for his lapse in self control and judgment. It had been a severe shock to him and there wasn't much he could have done, but still he should have been more sensitive as to how his reaction could effect Rio. Of course it would only make sense for her to think that it was she that he had issue with given how he had acted. Of course nothing could be further from the truth. He may have been incredibly surprised to find that he was suddenly a big brother, but that didn't mean for a moment he laid an ounce of blame on Rio or her siblings. None of this was their fault, it was only Naniko who had not handled the situation well. No matter what issues lay between them, she should have gotten word to him about this. It bothered him deeply, but he pushed it down as best he could. His little sister was smiling again and he didn't want to do anything to upset her again. The Aatte managed a small smile back down at her, glad he had been able to put a stopper in her flowing tears, even if he had been the cause of them.
There was no way that he could really make her understand the complications between him and their mother without going into the unsettling details and he wasn't about to expose her to such information. She didn't need to know those things, and besides, no matter what he thought of Naniko he wasn't going to spoil Rio's image of her. Eventually the idyllic image of her parents would fade to reality, it was unavoidable, but Haven wasn't going to do anything to speed up the process. He understood how important those ideas were to a pup. "Maybe she does. It has just been a very long time since we've seen each other." He couldn't put all the blame on her of course, but she wasn't completely innocent either. What Rio said next though warmed his heart intensely. Haven grinned down at the small girl and once again nuzzled the top of her head. "I love you too." And he meant it, with every fiber of his being. It didn't matter that they had just met. She was his sister, and he knew that he would protect her with all the strength in his body.