He gave her a pitying look, before shaking his head. "No, the reason is because you don't want to admit you might possibly be wrong. And since I know nothing of what caused this schism, I am going to tentatively lean in their direction, mostly because you are refusing to give me details. So your real question is... Do you want this to hurt more now, or hurt longer and more later? Cause I doubt they will refrain from the 'I told you so' song when I get them to come back."<br/><br/>He grinned suddenly, and gave her a hug. "Besides, even when I was a god, I was wrong often enough that none of you had a problem letting me know. My rant at my old adventuring friend proved that nicely, me thinks.<br/><br/>Unless you would rather just function?"<br/><br/>He abruptly blinked, and went over what he knew of his mate and daughters, before sighing and slamming his face into his palms. "Please, please, PLEASE tell me this fight isn't about them taking a mate you didn't approve of."