"I'm not trying to be his daughter," even if she has no intention of
backing out of his life again. Tris very deliberately refrains from
mentioning that she thinks Odd is more of a danger there than she is. But
Cold clearly cares about him, so Mick had better stay out of things where
Odd is concerned.
"Neither of my parents deserved me. My foster family does." Tris
cares a lot about Rosethorn, for very obvious reasons.
Mick looks at her for a long moment, trying to judge if he believes her or not. Eventually, he just gives her a nod. He does. At least for now. Not that he has a choice, it really doesn't matter what he thinks here.
"Good." He gets up, grabbing the beers since she's said she doesn't want them and then moves to let her eat in peace.
Re: warn, implied child abuse
"I'm not trying to be his daughter," even if she has no intention of backing out of his life again. Tris very deliberately refrains from mentioning that she thinks Odd is more of a danger there than she is. But Cold clearly cares about him, so Mick had better stay out of things where Odd is concerned.
"Neither of my parents deserved me. My foster family does." Tris cares a lot about Rosethorn, for very obvious reasons.
Re: warn, implied child abuse
"Good." He gets up, grabbing the beers since she's said she doesn't want them and then moves to let her eat in peace.