Ras was happy to answer all of their questions about the baby, his excitement rivaling Eru's. "Kalian, when you're done eating we'll work on dessert next. And I left two plates for your wastes of time in the oven."<br/><br/>Vyre didn't seem convinced and asked Anna to get her a snack.<span style="color: #8000ff"> "I'm going to give The'kal an earful when she decides to show her face again. We'll see how much better she's actually doing then..."</span>She sat back in her chair and rubbed her belly idly.<span style="color: #8000ff">"You would risk your lover's life for someone like The'kal? I would kill Ras and his entire family if he ever hurt Anna. I've known Ras forever and he helped me in some of my darkest moments, but I'd still watch the life leave his eyes."</span><br/><br/>Lonnie took a long drink and didn't speak for several moments.<span style="color: #ffff00">"Us mortals, we have a thing called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Can happen ta the the strongest of us and for things people would even consider mundane. I ain't no psychic, psycholo... psycho... I ain't good with understandin' people's minds but PTSD as we call it can break someone, and nobody breaks the same. This new Chaos could be sufferin'. You said her reign killed off a buncha Eternals? Maybe... She wasn't at fault for that and it broke her? You an' her may have a lot in common. Just an idea, I ain't telling you to talk or make friends with her or nothing. Just some musings of an old man."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>