Ras folded his arms and stood up. "Welcome to real fucking life, Order. Glad to have you with us. My children know I'm a monster, Amber saw me massacre an entire group of people because Ashia's bastard sent the mob to my front door. Relene and Kalian know my past. Everyone in my family knows my past. Do you think you're the only one who has a fucked up past because they were abused by those with power? Do you think I can look myself in the eyes when I look into my reflection? I understand you more than you seem to understand. Yeah, you might be a monster, but so I am and you know what? I'm still happy. I have a wonderful wife, a house full of tolerant and amazing women, wonderful children. I don't deserve any of it. You have The'kal, instead of whining about what you do and don't deserve, accept that you have her and focus on that. Amber didn't deserve to have her mother bludgeoned to death by her father but shit happens." The'kal whined softly and shook her head.<span style="color: #666600"> "But..." </span>"No buts, you're not a fucking Loa. Stop pretending like you need priests and followers to survive. Those people have been forced to live hundreds of years, seen everyone they've loved wither and die while they never aged a day. Let them go. You're all pointlessly suffering."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>