I told him everything, including my blood relationship with grandpa.
"That explains a lot," he said when I told him about grandpa's visit to Crow Hill and his meeting with my brothers.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"How he tolerated you. You know he isn't the kind of person you think he is."
"Explain," I demanded. "I told you everything, you should tell me everything you know too. Especially if it concerns my family."
So he told me about the rumors he'd heard, about his conversation with grandpa. Learning those things about my grandfather was... nice. It's good to know I was right about letting him become the head of the family, that he could defend it. But all those times I reminded him of his failure, he never corrected me. It made me feel so embarrassed at my self-righteousness.
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