<span style="color: #5900b3">“Why would I need to defend myself? She wouldn’t attack me would she?” </span>She returned the kiss and smiled. As Ashia squeezed her mate she would feel the Elf being considerably calmer than usual, Serenity’s work being quite effective.<span style="color: #5900b3">“And I love you too. I hope the Blue is doing okay, mortal children are pretty bouncy but that sounded like an uncomfortable fall.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>