[Shadow nods, letting go of his hand. There are, after all, stories of mothers, fathers, who, upon seeing their newborn children, immediately have thoughts.... thoughts like wouldn't it be so easy to smother her? I could just snap his neck. The bathtub is deep enough to drown in...

If even that kind of bond could be affected, what chance did anyone else have?]

I have some... thoughts about Witches. But we can talk about those another time. For right now, I agree you should apologize. And he may not forgive you right away. But what has past has past, and you must keep looking forward. [Shadow looks down at his hand, flexing it into a fist and out again] Everyone makes mistakes, Kimihiro. But you can't let your mistakes define you.