Order looked at Trinity for a moment before she smiled sadly.<span style="color: #ffff00">"when I'm pissed off and attacking your position you think it's a happy debate. when i calmly counter your suggestion you think i have become defensive... we really need to work on communicating clearly."</span>her small fell and turned to a scowl.<span style="color: #ffff00">"don't put words in my mouth. he took an irrational dislike to me the moment we met me because of the things The'kal did to him and no matter what i did there was always some excuse for why his irrational dislike was fair and i just had to keep trying. this curse is just another in a long line of impossible circumstances excusing his behavior. the difference is that i no longer care. i broke off my relationship with The'kal which demoted Ras and his family from the step-family that hates me to irrelevant mortals that deserve no special considerations or treatment. if my children choose to associate with their half brother that is their choice but if Ras and his family hurt my children there will be no special mercy from me. Elune has left the planet so that curse can remain where it is, there are no more Eternals in his life so it doesn't matter."</span>she shook her head and smiled a little.<span style="color: #ffff00">"stop apologizing so much, especially when you haven't done anything let alone something wrong. no one was hurt by your suggestion, we just shot it down as immoral and you listened. that is nothing to apologize for, that is a valuable learning experience."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ffff00">"marriage is a mortal concept and custom, it is as meaningless to me as the none existent gods they worship. either way you are an adult thousands of times older then Delithia, i do not expect you to respect her as a mother, an elder or any other kind of authority figure. merely respecting each other as people is all i would ever ask of both of you. i may not be able to solve the issue but i am glad you feel safe talking to me about it and i hope that is a comfort, if only a small one." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>