Nor is he mine. We've always had... something of a rocky relationship -- I didn't particularly like his involvement with my sister, he wasn't fond of me in return -- but I left them alone, because it made her happy.

[ And he'd do anything for her happiness, at that point. She'd deserved it. He allowed them that chance, turned a blind eye and careful ear from it -- and what had happened?

Oh, if only he could have protected her better. ]

I wouldn't take his distance personally though, Daan; that man has a heart of coal, and he's no stranger to killing "friend" and foe alike.