WULFRIC watched Cynric's anger, and even though they were in VirtualNest, he could still feel his own heart clench painfully. His brother's fury was raw and justified, every word was a sharp and deserved accusation. Seeing the full force of that long-held pain aimed directly at him filled Wulfric with a deep and complicated shame. He had caused this. He had let this anger grew for years through his own neglect, and now he had to stand there and face it.
"I was never disgusted by you," he stated, his eyes locked on Cynric's as he pushed each word out through a wall of regret. "Never. The thought never even crossed my mind. And I am so sorry that my actions made you believe that. I hate that I made you carry that."
He struggled to find the right words to say next, but the truth felt clumsy and inadequate even in his mind.
