Nian Zhen stood behind An Ning and gazed at his son with his chest twisting in pain. Parents always look out for their children. They cover their backs because that pretty much defines what parents do. However, he never expected to see his own son marching into a battle whose outcome they had no hope of ascertaining. He wanted to protest and yes, give up, for Pollux and the rest of his family's sake but he wasn't sure An Ning and Castor would come out of this alive even if he did. His crimes were too numerous. His sins even more horrendous. And his beloved woman and the son he had never ever seen until several months ago were the ones paying for his accrued IOUs with interest.
