A father and husband's eternal dilemma: To save his family, he must save the world; to save the world, he must abandon his family. However, the town's governance is sorely lacking if the missing patriarch can't be managed by other officials, at least for a time. The wife could have taken another man as well, but she was loyal to the end. Their daughter carries her parents' sense of duty and the sacrifice that demands made her resent her father, who cut his training short to come back too late anyway. Still, Bolf likely saved the town multiple times, keeping his promise to his late wife. Hopefully there's a good end to this little story thread.