"No, he is our son. I did what I had to do to teach him to be a man." He failed to be around after his training. Peleus had his own path to follow. He couldn't be a shadow in his son's life, but a memory. Sadly, it wasn't a good one. He'd been more interested in others lives. His grandson, Patroclus even, Achilles was just a legendary name to him now. But, he had still been his son.