Kitori moved closer to the shore so that she could sit down but kept the children at water level.<span style="color: #4d4dff"> “Oh, that’s good. I’m glad they both feel safe with me. I would feel pretty awful if I couldn’t make them happy. Or Animus is using those giant tentacle things in the water to keep it warm.” </span>Despite the tentacle that built their house standing as tall as a mountain, Ophidian wouldn’t have seen any sight of it when he was underwater.<br/><br/><span style="color: #9999ff">“That’s a very, very low bar. Rich people never care about us. Just calling us by our names is an improvement over the way nobles treat us. But pa would like you, so I like you, and I trust you.”</span>A noodle came flying over Ras’ shoulder, aimed at Vincent’s face. “The difference is that your spells wouldn’t be nearly as effective against me.”<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>