It shouldn't have been any surprise that Leo doubted him, regardless of how determined Seth was to prove the young monster wrong.

"Fine! Run back with your tail between your legs! Don't even bother to see if anyone can help you, or think about what it'll do to me and Margo if water comes up and we haven't figured out shit about how t'save you!" he barked back.

Leo went in one direction, Seth faced the other. He refused to watch his surrogate brother quit. It shouldn't have stung the way it did. He was used to being quit on, even by flesh and blood. Seth folded his arms over his chest and looked out over the water.