<span style="color: #ff0000">"No, neither my mother nor my grandmother have any interest in my life. They won't care to visit but my mother likes the native Ophidian, or she did anyways."</span><br/><br/>Ras listened to Rachel with his arms folded then reached across the table to whack her on the top of the head. "What happened that made you go from wanting my permission to marry her, which you would disregard even if I said no, to wanting me to take her and some stray dog home with me?" He held up one hand to keep her from speaking and let out a soft sigh. "I lied to you. I've spent the last hour listening to Karrie rage and scream because she knows you're doing this. She can read your emotions so she knew, but that also makes her behavior and mistreatment of you all the more unforgivable. I'm not going to take Karrie home, and I'm certainly not bringing home that wolf. But I can act as a mediator so you two can work your shit out. I know how... The'kal can be, but I'll only offer advice when asked."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>