Proof. He finally had proof as to why his father, or now the man he knew to not be his father, treated him like he was just a thing that lived in his house.<br/><br/>Bryson.  That was his last name, his birth name, the name that belonged to his real father and mother. The birth record had been altered and altered a lot to make it look like he and E were twins, born on the same day and in this very hospital even. Which the records proved to be a lie as he was product of a home birth and his mother suffered complications.<br/><br/>There is no mention of his father save for a name.<br/><br/>Torin.<br/><br/>There was no record of whether or not he had died prior to his birth or if he was still alive, the only name in all of these records, besides his “father’s” that he recognized, was that of the man he thought to be his grandfather.  If anyone knew anything it would be him. However, before he could march off into the world and find him he had to make things right with E.<br/><br/>Sleep had taken her when he appeared, like a dark shadow his steps were silent though he knew she would know he was there. He headed over to the window and perch himself there on the sill. Though her eyes had not opened yet, he could hear the change in her breathing to signify that she was awake.<br/><br/>“Remember when I broke that heirloom of Father’s? And he beat me so bad that I thought he might have finally gotten tired of me and would have just ended me?” his voice low and soft because he knew she could hear him. “And you stood up to him and told him to leave me alone and together we ran from the house to hide in our secret spot…” his tone changed to a more whimsical quality as he remembered that moment. “We carved our names into that tree that night and swore that no matter what we would always be there for one another. It would end up being you protecting me more often than not, but I always knew that you were with me and I would have done anything to protect you. Which is why I left…”<br/><br/>His voice broke then and he just sat there to wait for her to say something, to say anything.