"I am his father!" Ross yelled at Cai, and it was that more than anything else, which broke Danny out of his panic. Ross was Cai's father too, at least biologically. Danny couldn't stand to see this man who meant next to nothing to him treating Cai with so little respect.

"No you're not!" Danny managed to say amidst sniffling and trying to catch his breath. "Especially not if you're going to speak that way to my brother."

Ross couldn't quite believe what was happening. "Caius had quite a few words to say to me while you were missing," Ross said, and Danny glanced at Cai, his eyebrows raised.