<span style="color: #80FF00">"Cruel circle, isn't Relina?," Aaron asks softly, still stroking her back through the material. He just roles his eyes at the purebred's statement. "Ever heard the quote a house divided cannot stand? Famous one by Abraham Lincoln. If you numbskulls will quit fighting for an hour, we'll sit down and do some planning." He chucks a couple rocks that had been close at hand in the direction of both the other vampiric males before Relina raises her shield. He feels Relina's tears soak into the material of his pants.  Mark isn't scoring any brownie points with Aaron for making his charge cry. "Her name is Relina, and you would be wise to call her as such," Aaron advises, his voice carrying just a hint of acid. <br/><br/>"Now, if you'll behave and be good, she might just release you after we eat dinner in peace. A cranky ten year old girl will make you think lightly of each other." He proceeds to dig out more sustaining food for Relina and himself, keeping his lower half still so as not to disturb the teary Relina. He can wait until after dinner to have a smoke. "You still hungery kiddo? I didn't see you wolf down that granola bar earlier."</span>