Sauchin nodded. "I am sorry to hear about the fire. And Atreus may be a bit unstable at times, but if controlled a bit, I think he's a good friend." He felt a bit uncomfortable talking about that, so he continued to his own past.
"When I was a pup, I lived in this forest with my family. We were quite a big number of Serenches, surprisingly. Life went on as usual, and I remember myself being a bit stubborn back then." He then swallowed a little, preparing for the next part. "But, well.. I became a bit unstable. I wasn't satisfied with living such a boring life, and my family became nothing more than obstacles. I tried to show my dominance, fighting younger Serenches, harassing the older ones. I finally ran away, determined to find my own adventure, my own destiny, my own life. I tried to forget them, and calm down, and then I became distracted with surviving my journeys. And now I came back.. and I realize how much I've missed this, how numb my heart became. I had no friends, no fellow Serenches to talk to."
Sauchin took a deep breath, and relaxed a little. "Now I finally feel that happiness and emotions are returning again. But.. I'm a bit afraid I'll become dominant and restless again." He avoided looking at Leia's eyes. "I understand to some degree how Atreus must have felt. Unable to channel that energy properly, making his thoughts and feelings turn on him." With a sigh, he let those final worries disappear, and was glad that he had gotten to talk to Leia about this.