<span style="color: #8000ff">"Honestly, I'm surprised she didn't just toss him out into the forest to let the animals have their way with him. Are you sure she wants to give him up for adoption?" </span>She took Anna by the hand and let her grandson feel her pet's fingers with delighted coos.<span style="color: #8000ff"> "He'll only be a monster is he's raised to be a monster. Why do you think I'm not a monster? I lived under the waves longer than your family tree has existed. I'm the same woman on the inside, I just have flesh now instead of scales."</span>She held Anna until the child tried to bite her pet's hand, at which point she released her and headed to the kitchen.<span style="color: #8000ff">"I think you might have a stroke if I let his mouth get anywhere near you."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #4da6ff">"Well, what do you think will help you? If you disagree with the idea of mortals being romantically involved with you, why not go after another of our kind?"</span><span style="color: #666600">"Because she's the bogeyman to them, they fear and hate her, but she still cares about what they think even after they used her as a tool."</span><span style="color: #4da6ff">"Okay, and? That's life, it's full of random things, what matters is how she- how you as a couple handle anything that happens. That's where trust comes into play. Trust that you'll help her through anything bad that happens, and trust that she'll be there to support you through anything that happens."</span><span style="color: #666600">"Order, I think you're getting laid tonight. And I will share this body with you to make sure your dear Elf enjoys herself too."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>