[He's quiet for a long moment once more, puzzling over his response. This is such a big issue - for the both of them - but he can't just say he's okay with it, either.]
I'd be afraid to risk it. With the uncertainty of how long people are here? With the possibility of being taken away with no warning, with no guarantee of going together or coming back? Or leaving a kid with no parents, like Elicia?
I don't want to be that kind of dad. Not like my old man.
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[He's quiet for a long moment once more, puzzling over his response. This is such a big issue - for the both of them - but he can't just say he's okay with it, either.]
I'd be afraid to risk it. With the uncertainty of how long people are here? With the possibility of being taken away with no warning, with no guarantee of going together or coming back? Or leaving a kid with no parents, like Elicia?
I don't want to be that kind of dad. Not like my old man.