The'kal cupped Ashia's cheek.<span style="color: #666600">"I think you vastly underestimate her emotions and overestimate mine. She can return your love tenfold, I don't know that she will... but the potential is there." </span>She nodded and smiled.<span style="color: #666600">"I think you do. Fear is a powerful emotion, imagine you're just a simple farmer and a powerful warlord just slaughtered his way into ruling your village. Are you really going to turn your pitchfork on him if he's leaving you alone?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>