"I don't want my den to be full of females. Or bears or antelopes," Bren protested. "I just want Lyti, and I want us to be happy and her to love me and, gods, I don't want to be anything like mum and dad."
Their parents' relationship had been so tumultuous. Bren would rather die than have to live with that his whole life. If things got like that, he would divorce Lyti. It might break his heart, but hearts mended. His had mended after Kivi told him she didn't love him like that.
"You guys are bringing me down. Let's talk about better things."
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