Valeron was also angry with Protheus for fooling him and with the rest of their step-siblings for never telling the baby boy the truth.
Valeron was angry with so many people that his little heart felt like it was going to explode. He was angry with all the people he loved, failing to understand the reason for their actions. Hating Lith was already hard due to the bond they had built.
Hating Lith after learning that he had just picked up things where Thrud had left them was even harder. Despite everything, Valeron the Second loved Thrud too much to hate her, yet if he didn't hate her, his outrage at Lith's actions became silly.
More confused than ever, his heart caught in a rumbling storm of affection and resentment, Valeron asked his question.
"Why?" He repeated, the rest expressed through the Dragon Scales.
"I entrusted you to Verhen because that's what Father wanted." Protheus replied. "What mother wanted. Most importantly, because it was what you wanted. I-"
