Vess shook her head and stuck her tongue out at Arlokk.<span style="color: #00ffff">"I'm just glad i got dad's sense of humor and not yours."</span>Azu whined softly and shook her head hard.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"n-no, snakes are evil, cheating beasts, they kill you with tiny evil teeth that make you rot and die... mommy died from being bitten by a snake. i used to drop big rocks on every snake i saw..." <span style="color: #00ffff">"she was much nicer when she met me as a child..."</span> "i can't lift a rock big enough to squish you." </span><br/><br/><span style="color: #b30000">"the strength of that instinct is what allowed you to defeat Mar'li but now that same strength is working against you, fueling your guilt... guilt is a natural emotion that is native to all mortals, the curse was an outside influence. it's easier to fight an outside influence then an internal one."</span>she returned the hug and shook her head.<span style="color: #b30000">"i understand."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>