Ras frowned but nodded and smiled after a moment. "You're right, I'm getting ahead of myself. Shauna shouldn't be up there fucking a stupid demon, I should be taking better care of her, the children should be happier, I haven't even see Eru leave her birdhouse since Karrie visited. I miss spending time with everyone and being a family."<br/><br/><span style="color: #ff0000">"Why? I'm a fucking warlock, I've spilled more blood than entire armies for the sake of my craft, a little burning to sober is nothing. But if you want to be a pain in the ass about this fine."</span>The ice lasted only a second against Karrie's flames but she didn't take another drink.<span style="color: #ff0000"> "Fine, I'll get drunk and ride it out like regular mortals... or not get drunk at all. I just happen to like the taste of this, it's fruity and refreshing."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #b3b300">"It's only natural to fear your magic, especially with how potent it is... I trust you but magic is volatile and you could kill me, permanently, very easily without trying to. One stray spark, one... orgasm too strong could be all it takes. I don't know that I'll ever feel completely safe but I know you'll never try to hurt me."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>