Voltus felt as if he wasn't welcome holding her, the way she tensed in his embrace was evidence enough. He sat up and leaned against the wall behind them whilst playing with Karina's hair. 
"I know I'm not a good father," he said softly "I know I can look like a big brute, or seem scary but I try not to be." He looked into her eyes and saw his refection in them, he looked older, more weathered in these few days then he was over his entire career in the army. "I understand if you want a better life with someone else."