So... this is how neglicence and lack of affection feels. Did you get that, Duke? This is how it feels to have all your efforts to be noticed, just a bit, thrown into your face. Curt words, cold demeanor, rash exits. This is how negligence feels. It doesn't matter if you respect your children or if you resent them. You have neglected CHILDREN who are your own flesh and blood. You have withheld affection and attention from them, due to your so-desired "neutrality". As someone who understands that negligence is painful, I felt pity for the Duke. But just understand that respect and love goes both ways. When you lose it, don't expect it back so easily. Don't expect your negligence to lead to your children desiring you. Understand that when someone lets go of a child's hand, despite the child fighting for that hand, the child who grows will learn to never ask for that hand again even if you hold it out. Learn from your past but don't expect to be forgiven and forgotten. The pain is everlasting.
I'm so frustrated because I felt bad for the Duke, but then I got even angrier when I remembered that he turned away from his daughter (whom he is trying to ask for attention from) and let her die. I feel bad for him because I see his pain, but your slight pinch of pain doesn't equate to your daughter literally being executed and being forced to fend for herself for the second time.
So... this is how neglicence and lack of affection feels. Did you get that, Duke? This is how it feels to have all your efforts to be noticed, just a bit, thrown into your face. Curt words, cold demeanor, rash exits. This is how negligence feels. It doesn't matter if you respect your children or if you resent them. You have neglected CHILDREN who are your own flesh and blood. You have withheld affection and attention from them, due to your so-desired "neutrality". As someone who understands that negligence is painful, I felt pity for the Duke. But just understand that respect and love goes both ways. When you lose it, don't expect it back so easily. Don't expect your negligence to lead to your children desiring you. Understand that when someone lets go of a child's hand, despite the child fighting for that hand, the child who grows will learn to never ask for that hand again even if you hold it out. Learn from your past but don't expect to be forgiven and forgotten. The pain is everlasting.
I'm so frustrated because I felt bad for the Duke, but then I got even angrier when I remembered that he turned away from his daughter (whom he is trying to ask for attention from) and let her die. I feel bad for him because I see his pain, but your slight pinch of pain doesn't equate to your daughter literally being executed and being forced to fend for herself for the second time.