"she had never seen me before that day." she smiled to the pup and rubbed his head and then scratched him behind the ears. "Lorna must know a lot more about animals then i do."<br/><br/><span style="color: #00ffff">"lies. your armor is not destroyed and i am holding you because you need someone to hold onto you."</span>she looked down at the dagger and then at Athena.<span style="color: #00ffff"> "even that is in a place where it will do me no lasting harm, you made sure not to hit my left lung. yet another escalation of your attempts to frighten me. i am surprised you had the guts to draw blood."</span>she shook her head and waved one hand, canceling out Athena's power with a targeted burst.<span style="color: #00ffff">"i haven't hurt so much as a hair on your head despite all my tugging. i can be as careful as you are. i can heal all this even easier then you can do it."</span>she did just that, healing all of Kitori's self inflicted injuries before she hugged her sister tight.<span style="color: #00ffff">"stop fighting me. feel."</span>she connected to Athena as a hybrid Eternal and though it had nothing on a true connection the flow of genuine care and compassion was undeniable even though the Elf was likely to continue her to deny it.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>