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He was beginning to lose his patience. He could feel the building hopelessness of the situation. He clicked his tongue in frustration.

"No. Abaven won't forgive me," he said. He didn't want their forgiveness, he didn't want to be a forgiven, accepted, lovey-dovey part of the Abaven family. "And my family won't forgive me if I go to Abaven."

His icy eyes sought to meet the woman who was going to be the mother of his children. He tried to think of a way out of this where he didn't have to be the bad guy, but he didn't really see it happening.

"Come just... even talk to my brother. Maybe we can work something out."