[ For various reasons, none that he can tell John for now. Most of this conversation, to, cuts deeply, of course. John would have, had the world not ended for him, raised Willie. A father not by blood, but one who loved his son all the same. ]
I see her now, my daughter, and I ken her, the things she's told me, the things Claire has told me. But I dinna ken the things a father would.
[ He turns the glass on the table, unable to meet John's gaze for a moment. ]
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[ For various reasons, none that he can tell John for now. Most of this conversation, to, cuts deeply, of course. John would have, had the world not ended for him, raised Willie. A father not by blood, but one who loved his son all the same. ]
I see her now, my daughter, and I ken her, the things she's told me, the things Claire has told me. But I dinna ken the things a father would.
[ He turns the glass on the table, unable to meet John's gaze for a moment. ]
I find myself jealous of a dead man.