Abaddon's expression had become complicated and far away.
Judging by the way that he had fallen silent, Aj could harbor a guess that maybe things were a lot more nuanced than he thought.
Valerie suddenly draped her arms around her husband's neck and offered him the same kind of smile she always used before she asked him for something.
"Boo-boo-bear."
Courtney recoiled. "Eww.."
Abaddon and Valerie flipped off their daughter without looking back.
"I know you can't help them directly, but it still wouldn't hurt just to listen." Valerie smiled. "No matter how difficult it is for you, you aren't the one facing the real burden here. They are."
The other wives seemed moved by Valerie's sentiments, judging by the way they smiled at her fondly.
Abaddon, however, was still a little on the fence about the whole thing.
He knew that he should, but the last time he made the mistake of listening to human prayers, he and Yesh had one of the worst fights of his life…
