Kitori gently pat Amber's head and frowned.<span style="color: #a64dff">"Is your mouth broken? Maybe-"</span>"That's enough, leave her alone about it." Kitori flinched as though she had been struck and nodded.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "S-sorry father."</span>When she recovered from her scolding she looked at Kalian and nodded.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "A book and ink... okay."</span><br/><br/>Rayne slowly looked up at Zelina and shook her head.<span style="color: #8000ff">"You are a stranger from another... place. You know nothing about me or what I've done. You know nothing about my sins or..." </span>She pulled herself to her feet uninhibited by the weight of the chains and glared at Zelina.<span style="color: #8000ff"> "I never wanted those children and I did love Ophidian! I would have done anything for him! He and Zelina were the... they were the light of my life. The stars in the skies, the moons at night. They were my everything!" He hands balled into fists and the succubus would sense the Elf was growing close to striking her. "I won't die hated and alone! I won't! I will fix what I've done, I have to if I'm going to find peace in this... wretched hateful world." </span>There was a knock on the door and instantly the fire in Rayne's eyes was extinguished.<span style="color: #b30000"> "You two keep stealing my plaything and it's really starting to get under my scales. How can I break her and make a good woman out of here if you keep taking her away before I can make any real progress?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>