Bran shook his head as he walked across the floor and placed a hand on Alek's shoulder, "No it's not. The only ones who are at fault here are Lamia and those scientists. No one can help who they fall for and I for one am grateful you persued my daughter till she gave in. Your love has done a lot more for her than either of you realize. Now," he looked around, "if I know my child she left either because she felt Sinka coming on or because she wanted to talk to Cavan. So she might be in his room," he turned and headed out of Eztli's room.<br/><br/>Æsc laughed softly as he wrapped his arms around her. "Well at least you've gotten your excersize today."