"sounds good. there is a difference between children making understandable mistakes and a conspiracy. they hurt Ibara but they did not intend to and i am sure they both feel awful after seeing the results of their actions." he nodded a little and looked down. "thank you." he looked up again before he shook his head. "she knew that, but... she was afraid no one would ever love or support Ibara, only pretend to in order to take advantage of her. its an understandable fear for her, mixed blood children disgust her just as a general principle. she does love Ibara despite all of that, but it doesn't stop her fear that people will abuse her daughter. i know what it feels like to have no support. i love Sylavandra but she will never love me back and i have come to accept that. my family are all miners, they hate me for 'abandoning' them to become a mage. never mind that i make more money in a year then my father made in his whole life and would gladly support them, i left so i am the enemy. i sent them five gold once, that is more money then my mother, five brothers and three sisters have ever seen in their lives. they are so hateful and stupid they sent it back. i wrote to my mother to tell her i had fallen in love, she sent me a hate filled letter about being with an Elf and said i was dead to her." he shook his head and crossed his arms. "Ibara is like a broken sword... maybe the smith that forged her can put her back together. if i were a hopeful man i might even hope some of the flaws can be hammered out this time around. if you will work with me i can see to all of Sylavandra's needs and make sure she is as content, relaxed and as focused on her work as possible. and i want to thank you for healing her, that old chair was hell on my back."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>