Why come back now?
McClaine's mind went spiral in action whenever he tried to brainstorm and theorize on Daymon's return.
At the moment, he had already lost 4 of his most beloved sons to the Temple of Dragmus, who had decided to take down all powerful sons all at once.
At the time, they also aimed at Sirius. But luckily, Sirius' friend, Landon, had come just in time to warm himself and Astar about the bastard temple.
His other sons were far away in their own territories, so it was near impossible to travel several months and warn them before the enemy struck.
McClaine had over 22 children, both men and women. But the first 5 princesses were his only priorities and the only ones he gave some amount of love to.
So seeing all 4 out of the 5 die just like that, his entire body felt as though he had been run over by a thousand horses.
To him, his other children... Except for the first 3 princesses, were just like strangers to him.