"Mmmm, doubt it," he said quietly after the boy was gone. He had tried everything he could think of but had failed at everything, he'd already accepted the fact that he would probably be there for ever. If nothing else he could still help those that had to deal with Sinka here.<br/><br/>Bran nearly fell off Sinka's shoulders in surprise as Alek suddenly appeared from nowhere, right beside the monster. "Move!" he shouted at the boy as Sinka's huge head swung towards him. He was right there, the easiest way to gain control would be to kill him, but thanks to Bran's powers she had slowed significantly.<br/><br/>Æsc smiled and kissed her neck again, loving those words coming from her lips. "I know you do," he replied softly. He wasn't sure how he'd ever survived so long without her, she was everything to him, including his entire  reason to keep existing.