Kitori nodded and looked between Ophidian and Britomart, her shame written clearly across her features.<span style="color: #cc99ff"> "I-... Think I should go check on the horse, I think I heard something out there."</span>She handed Mydras to Ophidian and bolted out of the back door. "She's just protective of her children, there's no fault in that. And she has some very valid prejudices against our people." Jim sighed softly and continued to playfully poke Syrenka and swat her hands with his fingers. "When she does come back let her know we think she's a great woman."<br/><br/><span style="color: #ff0000">"I would never send you away, I wouldn't... I couldn't live without you. But you can never send me away, I won't leave you. You are mine... My mage and my... my lover.."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>