Mikael looked at the picture the boy showed him and he quickly snapped it out of his hand before the boy really had the time to react to what happened. He watched it and then he closed his eyes again and took a deep breath, he opened them a moment later and listened to the words that was spoken. He looked at his great grandson. He did not say anything until the boy was finished. "I see your have gotten Saras short temper to, I can tell it is not from my side of the family" he commented and then he calmly patted the area beside him on the boulder. "Sit" he said calmly, but it was something in the voice that said that it was best for him to do as he was told.
Then the man sighed slightly. "I know that what I did was wrong, but I could not stand the pain....not again. I have seen so many people die, my parents, my brother and all my childhood friends, my brothers children and all my cousins. All of them gone, there is only as much loss as a person can take. I did not want to have to bury Sara as with the others. So I ran away" he shook his head, he did regret what he had done. "I have done thing I am not proud of over the years, and things I am. I am very proud of my little girl, even if I never meet her even once, I am proud of you now, for seeking me out." he sighed a little. "Be careful with your life Jamin, you might lose it sooner then you think. I can tell you that I never ever loved another woman after Sara, and many times I thought about going back, but I guess I was afraid of how much she would hate me." he focused his red eyes onto the boy. "But I visit her grave every spring, I do not know if you have noticed that there is always planted new white roses on her grave every year, she loved those roses....I plant new once every year."
Then the man sighed slightly. "I know that what I did was wrong, but I could not stand the pain....not again. I have seen so many people die, my parents, my brother and all my childhood friends, my brothers children and all my cousins. All of them gone, there is only as much loss as a person can take. I did not want to have to bury Sara as with the others. So I ran away" he shook his head, he did regret what he had done. "I have done thing I am not proud of over the years, and things I am. I am very proud of my little girl, even if I never meet her even once, I am proud of you now, for seeking me out." he sighed a little. "Be careful with your life Jamin, you might lose it sooner then you think. I can tell you that I never ever loved another woman after Sara, and many times I thought about going back, but I guess I was afraid of how much she would hate me." he focused his red eyes onto the boy. "But I visit her grave every spring, I do not know if you have noticed that there is always planted new white roses on her grave every year, she loved those roses....I plant new once every year."