Vess nodded and took a deep breath as instructed.<span style="color: #4dffff"> "i can't help it, i have been being hunted for the last twenty hours, the chase only stopped when i finally got here... they kept refracting my teleports, i damn near teleported into a volcano, i did teleport into the Maelstrom... it has been hell. Sharindia has been kind enough to give me all the soothing tea i could drink but i got yanked here right after a dinner date so i don't need food... damnit! i really like that young man too.. i suppose he is a child now..."</span>she bit her lip and sighed.<span style="color: #00ffff"> "sorry, I'm rambling. i do it when I'm nervous."</span>she frowned as she listened to him talk about Saravess and she sighed softly.<span style="color: #00ffff"> "the shard, of course... in... in my timeline mom's relationship with Nyaka deteriorated and she stayed with you so Sharindia found the shard much sooner. that priestess doesn't even smell like mom, she doesn't move like her... she... she is so... soft."</span><br/><br/>Ophidian looked at her before he took a deep breath and shook his head.<span style="color: #00b300">"and i wish those things changed my gut feelings about you. i look at you and i see a restrained monster, not a woman... i try not to see you that way and sometimes i even manage it, but most of the time i am just moderating my behavior so i don't hurt you, or more accurately, punish you for what Zelina did to me."</span>he nodded with a laugh.<span style="color: #00b300">"yeah, it is."</span><br/><br/>Rachel shook her head and sighed softly, holding Karrie close.<span style="color: #0000ff">"and i am a cold blooded monster... a butcher of millions. i bathed in the blood of my people and laughed as i imprisoned their souls. i do not deserve the love and devotion you feel for me." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>