Frank was watching her face raptly and he smiled a little.<span style="color: #4dffa6">"then i am honored."</span>his expression turned to a frown and tried to lift her up.<span style="color: #4dffa6">"I said that if it hurt to stop and give yourself time to adjust... this is supposed to feel good, not hurt."</span>he didn't see the blood as he was looking at her face a little worried as he reached up to cup her cheek tenderly.<span style="color: #4dffa6">"slow down, take your time Lexigosa, i can wait for you to be ready to continue."</span><br/><br/>she looked at Machinist once she was hugged and shook her head.<span style="color: #ffff00">"i haven't even raised my voice, i am certainly not abusing you in any way."</span>she looked at Empress and shook her head and waved one hand.<span style="color: #ffff00">"slow down, both of you. you cannot unleash seventy infant Eternal Hybrids at once with no Eternal parent to watch over them. i want to say i cannot fathom what The'kal was thinking accumulating so many eggs but i think we all know she wasn't thinking at all... Ashia cannot make milk for the ones The'kal took when she was warm blooded, she cannot handle them all even if none of them needed milk and right now she is not emotionally fit to take care of even one child. but yes, some of the children she mourns are the ones in stasis and they have to stay that way for the time being."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>