Lucas knew this was coming and his heart was aching at the very moment. "I am sorry," he said, not wanting to say anything else. However with another glance at his brother's angry eyes, the words started pouring out. "It isn't anything new. I've been doing this since... well for a while. You can deny a bastard who treats people horribly, but you cannot deny and elderly man and his two grandchildren. Or a woman and her sisters, or even just a man who wants to start over in another region."