While he knew that in some ways, she was right, he did not entirely agree. He had not personally carried out the deeds which had hurt her, but he had not done enough to stop them. Perhaps, if he had stood up to his father sooner, the things he had seen would never have come to pass.
"If anyone could have prevented any of it, I would have been in the best position to do so."
With a sigh, he dropped his hand, and his eyes. There was so much he had failed in, it seemed...