@valliteborne [con’t]
Approval. Yes that he could relate to, though he could not wholly say why or when it was he began seeking it from their father. Perhaps out of fear of what failing him would entail, or perhaps he wished to see his talents acknowledged. He felt not the faintest speck of love for his father, but desire for his approval... yes, he supposed that was the case.
“Not particularly. To her I was merely a tool to gain favour in court; a means to an end and little more. The stronger the child, the more well thought of the mother; such was the way of things among fathers concubines.” In her eyes he would never be anything more than a tool, but to Father... yes perhaps that was it after all.
“I did seek to impress Father, perhaps for too long. I did not notice his madness until it was far too late.”
