A tired smile tugged at the corner of his mouth when he remembered the look of shock and outrage on his son's face. A poignant lesson that life would throw things at you that you had to deal with even if you thought they were outrageously unfair. Thinking and speaking of Bjorn, the man he had apparently become, only made him dwell on how he'd, apparently, failed his future sons.

He silently reached for the bottle and took another drink, quietly hating himself for mistakes he hadn't even made yet.

He waved Athelstan off, "I will go when I am ready."