Ashia took a deep breath when Empress was gone and shook her head.<span style="color: #404040">"her voice is identical to The'kal's... it was driving me insane."</span>Frank was looking at Ashia in concern and then looked over at Emily.<span style="color: #4dffa6"> "huh? oh, uh... Ashia are you going to be okay?"</span><span style="color: #404040">"so long as she doesn't come back i should be okay, go, have fun so you can talk to each other with clear heads. no, take the kids home so Ruby, Nail and Miriam don't start worrying and calling me."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ff99cc">"i am half Gurubashi and half Atal'ai by Blood but my only loyalty is to Ras. i have helped you already and i am considering other options that may help you more. my crimes would warrant gambling with my life but not the life inside me, so i feel certain he does not mean for you to kill me."</span>she rolled her eyes scoffed.<span style="color: #ff99cc">"oh shut up. don't tell me you were enjoying the pain of your self flaying or the raging emotional storm you were enduring, both of which i have eased as best i can. nothing is truly immortal, mortals die, gods die, eventually you will die as well and long before a million years pass."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>