Perhaps not willingly, but pain can make a man do things he wouldn't willingly do.

“I don’t think you’ve ever realized how strong, how necessary the bond is betwee…”

“Sometimes he caught a glimpse of a girl with long golden hair running away from…”

“Thera started sputtering. "You fool. You idiot." She stopped because Blaethe's …”

“Even a strong child, a powerful child, would be dependent on the adults around …”