Khyrios Thorne, at one point, managed to look at the woman he had been avoiding this whole time. He had chosen not to bother with her, but he felt he could no longer remain purposefully ignorant of her presence—especially when he felt the intent of the Lord coalescing onto her as his presence seemed to transform into something else entirely. Gone was the gentle and playful grandfather that he had chosen to show the children; instead, a maddened beast had been awoken from its slumber.
If he did not step in now, the consequences of her insolence might bring repercussions they could not afford, not with the children here.
