Ruby jolted at the sound of Ashia’s voice and the sound of cracking eggs and the smell of decay was refreshed as she slowly sat up and let the dead clutch fall over.<span style="color: #ff4d4d"> “Ashia?” </span>She looked at her eggs then slid away from Ashia until her back was to the wall.<span style="color: #ff4d4d">“I didn’t… I did everything right, I never left them! I sat here and watched them all die… I did everything I could to save them but they wouldn’t… they wouldn’t… it’s my fault, I failed all of our eggs. I’m supposed to protect them, I’m the- I’m the Red, it’s my duty and I failed. Failed… failed.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>