Celeste gripped her son's hand in a gesture that she was keeping him from going to Orpheus or even leaving the house in the first place to avoid trouble.
"I have been opening your eyes to the world of our race since you were a child. But I don't understand why, when it comes to fighting and command structure, you don't seem to have the natural ability, physical power, intellectual capacity, as well as fortitude. Brandon, you don't appear to be the king's son by the way you behave and conduct, and I am embarrassed of you as a member of our race and, more importantly, as my son!" Orpheus' scream was filled with contempt and anger, and he did not even seem to mind who heard him at the time. Because, like Brandon, he was a prisoner to his emotions; he could not really manage his emotions, which resulted in anger issues that dragged him down.
