Contins sons were one 14 years of age strong and king. The younger seemed weak and like to a baby at the age of thirteen. He clung to his mother who spoiled him, his father constantly had a bit of unhappyiness in his younger son. For he was a tattletailer and disobedient. There mother constantly said terrible mean things about there cousin times who lost all his family save three older brothers. Some of it was not true so her younger son told Lys about him, and told her that his older brother played with him though she had told him not to. She was harder on her 14 year old.
You lied Countin yelled at his younger son.
Oh don't dear he Is only a boy. Said his mother
A boy, A boy. What? He is nearly the age of knighthood in our kingdom kings sons were good to him so was the older of contins sons.
He should know better than to lie and betray his own family. This behavior is unacceptable, and I will not tolerate it. Countin's anger grew as he thought about the disrespect his younger son had shown.
His wife continued to defend their youngest son, saying, "He's just a boy, and he seeks attention. We need to be patient with him and guide him in the right direction."
Countin's frustration deepened as he thought about his older son, who always followed the rules, listened to his parents, and treated others with kindness. Why did his younger son have to be so different?
The tension between Countin and his wife grew, as they did not see eye to eye on how to handle their youngest son's behavior. Countin believed in disciplining him firmly, while his wife believed in coddling him and making excuses for his actions.
Meanwhile, their cousin Times, who had lost his entire family except for his three older brothers, became a topic of gossip and ridicule in their household. Countin's wife would say terrible things about him, some of which were untrue. This bothered Countin, as he believed in treating family with respect and compassion.
To make matters worse, their younger son would often inform Times about the mean things his mother said, as well as betray his older brother by playing with Times despite being forbidden to do so.
Countin couldn't understand why his wife was harder on their 14-year-old son, who had always been a dutiful and responsible child. It seemed that she favored their younger son, despite his disobedience and tattling ways.
The household was filled with tension and disagreements, as Countin's frustration with his younger son and his wife's enabling behavior continued to grow. He knew that things needed to change, but he was unsure of how to bring about that change without causing further conflict within the family.