Nyaka smiled and kissed Jin'jara's forehead softly.<span style="color: #ff8000">"You heard the priestess, bedtime. We'll talk more in the morning."</span><br/><br/>Rather than leaving Athena screamed and iron erupted out of the ground and shredded the surrounding forest as a massive and impenetrable fortress formed around the girl.<br/><br/>"I warned you. I saw it in her eyes, she was nothing but trouble but I was kind of hoping she would have stayed with us. We could have given her the love and kindness Vyre never had. But what's done is done." He held her tight and shook his head. "Our child will be better. They'll be happy and loved, they won't suffer lile Vyre and Athena, they won't be thrown into another timeline for their safety like Kalian. They'll grow up strong, happy, and safe."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>