[ He closes his eyes briefly at the wave of grief. You had another sister. I'm sorry. That can come later. He needs to focus on his son. His son! Alive, here, in front of him. ]
Peter, you need to understand: I didn't know. Your mother... we did not part on good terms. I'm sure she had her reasons.
[ He is angry that Natalya kept this from him. But now is not the time or the place. And besides... ]
I would not have been a good father to you. Not then. All I knew was anger, all I wanted was revenge. She knew that.
[ Not until he met Charles did that begin to fade. And even then, it was only killing Shaw that freed him from his mission of vengeance. ]
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[ He closes his eyes briefly at the wave of grief. You had another sister. I'm sorry. That can come later. He needs to focus on his son. His son! Alive, here, in front of him. ]
Peter, you need to understand: I didn't know. Your mother... we did not part on good terms. I'm sure she had her reasons.
[ He is angry that Natalya kept this from him. But now is not the time or the place. And besides... ]
I would not have been a good father to you. Not then. All I knew was anger, all I wanted was revenge. She knew that.
[ Not until he met Charles did that begin to fade. And even then, it was only killing Shaw that freed him from his mission of vengeance. ]