Being Worthy Of The Effort

“Most Saiyans try to kill their young at least once… To see what they’re made of, that kind of thing” Trunks commented. Aaron nodded but he and Katsu still looked kind of puzzled.

“It’s more than that though” Gohan said a little more loudly than he probably needed to. Several ears all stopped to listen to what he had to say.

“When my father tried to kill me when Bardock did… It was to make me stronger so I’d survive. Just like with sparring but even more so. It’s… Saiyans aren’t exactly very expressive, we all know that… But it was like it meant they trusted me to be worth the effort, worth the time it took to try…” Gohan said resolutely, obviously lost in a memory or two at the moment.