Trion had never forgotten his promise to Lith, mostly because he was afraid that his brother would barge into his base and humiliate him again. It still took him months to find the strength to go back home.
He loved his parents with all his heart and that was the reason seeing them was much harder than continuing to avoid the unresolved issues he had with his family. Trion had thought for a long time about Orpal's fate before realizing that by endangering their baby brother's life he had crossed the line.
Thanks to the life in the army and the camaraderie with his peers, Trion had realized that what he had with his older brother was a sick relationship. Orpal always ordered him around and they rarely argued simply because Trion obeyed him.
