If I can help one fainting robin unto his nest again
I shall not live in vain
I shall not live in vain
It's a valid point, and he's not surprised when she points out the flaw in his argument. No, it's not lying. You would simply say that yes, you have something you've kept to yourself, but explain it's something personal or otherwise give what information you can to ensure they don't panic and overthink while they wait. In general, yes, but also something Harper knows his son would do specifically if faced with that sort of wording. Then you set a specific time to discuss it so that you're showing you won't try to weasel your way out of it or conveniently forget. Not only allowing for time to decompress but giving the other party some measure of control for follow-up.
Empathy fills the bond as her heart cries in a way he can feel more than hear. None of us want to, he murmurs understandingly, but we are also human. We make mistakes - and in being tied to others, sometimes those mistakes hurt more than just us. Harper has hurt and been hurt in such a manner for most of his life. Even the choices of the gods could hurt, as evidenced by how he and Jude had been left behind when Phoebe had been chosen to become a demigod. But yes, the alternative is isolation, and that is no way to live. He'd done it once, and he wouldn't wish that life on Sohalia.
The soft rush of love he feels from her is met with a stronger, surer form from his own side. She may have questioned whether she would be welcomed given her fight with Jude, but Harper has no such compunctions. Of course sweetheart. I will always be here for you.
Empathy fills the bond as her heart cries in a way he can feel more than hear. None of us want to, he murmurs understandingly, but we are also human. We make mistakes - and in being tied to others, sometimes those mistakes hurt more than just us. Harper has hurt and been hurt in such a manner for most of his life. Even the choices of the gods could hurt, as evidenced by how he and Jude had been left behind when Phoebe had been chosen to become a demigod. But yes, the alternative is isolation, and that is no way to live. He'd done it once, and he wouldn't wish that life on Sohalia.
The soft rush of love he feels from her is met with a stronger, surer form from his own side. She may have questioned whether she would be welcomed given her fight with Jude, but Harper has no such compunctions. Of course sweetheart. I will always be here for you.
