Kitori looked up at Sharindia as slowly leaned against the wall with her hands over her head.<span style="color: #a64dff">"I said bad things, and I didn't... I didn't make father happy. He didn't like the puppy, he- she was my best, I gave him the strongest puppy I could and he didn't care. She wasn't good enough, I'm not good enough." </span><br/><br/>Rayne screamed and collapsed in a heap with a pathetic whimper. She pulled herself up with renewed vigor and tried to hit Zelina as hard as she could.<span style="color: #8000ff"> "I am tired of being hurt and tortured! I am tired of suffering because I couldn't save my daughter! I'm sick of it! I never deserved this! All I ever wanted was a small family to be proud of. I didn't want to piss off gods, I didn't want to get stuck with a fucking Naga, or some self-righteous demonic slut! I didn't want to get seduced and raped and turned against the one woman in the world who made me feel like I wasn't a complete failure!" </span>She grabbed Zelina by the collar of her dress and stared into her eyes, but she was close to breaking again.<span style="color: #8000ff">"I don't want to be hurt. Not any more, I... I can't take any more pain. I need to be held and loved, I need a family, I need... I need... a friend and someone to be there for me."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>