Dad really thought he would be able to be the big tough father figure that could protect his family. Everyone who knew him, knew that was farther from the truth. Dad was very much not that kind of man. But it didn’t make me love him any less.  "Mum, I wasn’t very good at explaining just how dangerous this war was going to get. Magic is nothing like you have seen in books or on television. While the two I fought, Veronica and Devon, were not really part of the other side. But they aren’t above using similar spells. Spells that can cause significant and nasty damage."