After all the emotion that Julan had poured into his argument, he felt despondent not to get the response he had been hoping for from his father. He looked away from Janius, tears still swelling in his eyes. "So you don't even want to try? You don't really [i]know[/i] if he's going to say no. I mean...you said that you were a lot different kind of person way back then than you are now. How do you know your father isn't any different? Why can't he change too? It has to be worth trying, isn't it? You could make Aurana's life so much better, just like you do for all of us."

"Please..." Julan started, finally bringing his gaze back up to his father. "I really want to help Aurana. You always told me to take care of my family and do the right thing for them. Isn't trying to help Aurana the right thing to do, even if it probably won't work?"