Thorin listened to his mother and mate. It wasn't easy, but he didn’t stop the conversation. He was taking it all in and learning about Felita, what she wanted, and how she felt. As his partner, she needed to be able to handle herself, and he wouldn’t always be there to help, so he decided not to interject unless it went too far.
“No, I wouldn’t be able to choose between my children unless one of them did something unforgivable. Even then, as much as I think I could cut one out for whatever horrible offense, I may not even be able to do it then. It would cut out a piece of my heart, and I’m not sure that would ever heal.”
His mother's words pierced into his heart, and he realized that some of his pain was his own as he thought about how hard this was for Felita, but the rest of the pai
