<span style="color: #8000ff">"It's sympathy, not coddling. I understand what you're dealing with and I want to let you know we're working to fix all of this." </span>She sighed softly and shrugged.<span style="color: #8000ff">"There's three sides to every story. Your side, his side, and the truth. Anyways, I told you what I needed to and I hope you're able to find some peace here. At least you know it's only temporary." </span>She offered Ashia a small smile and headed out of the room to find Order.<br/><br/>"I'm sure your people are just as awful. I'm trying to be better, I want to set a good example for my children. Relene, especially, needs to see you can still be kind to people you don't like or agree with. And I'll be honest with you, I don't care about Ashia any more. She makes The'kal happy and stays out of my life, I don't hate her, want to kill her, or anything else like that." He frowned and shook his head. "Drink for the flavor, not to get drunk. If you want to get wasted go to some shitty Dwarven bar with that lunatic paladin of yours. Sharindia and I actually think about what we drink and buy good alcohol. So like mortals, there's a few diamonds among fields of mostly trash... The'kal doesn't protect Ashia from me, she never has. And even if I piss The'kal off she won't do anything, she never does. You certainly won't." He served up a plate of seared steak and vegetables and sat it aside to cool. "I think I'm running low on juice for the children. Maybe I'll see if Flora can help me grow some trees and bushes faster so I can harvest them for fruits and vegetables."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>