Ophidian nodded a little and worked on getting more broth into her.<span style="color: #00b300">"and i am happy to have you as a niece, even when i am stressed out worrying about you."</span>she frowned a little and shook his head.<span style="color: #00b300">"so it went from hopeful to heartbroken... lets get you in better shape, i am going to be giving you a firm scolding for starving yourself later, and see what we can come up with."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ffa64d">"i gave my mortal life to save Ras' soul and Elerona is my mate."</span>she rolled her eyes and shook her head.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"i have notes here that say you are a compulsive liar. i can also see the damage he did and it is all consistent with forced memory extraction... he dug up the truth, you fought him, he won, that is not torture nor malignancy. in fact nothing in these notes or what i see in here points to torture of any kind."</span>she shook her head again, still reading and walking and she was slowly easing the pain in Karrie's mind.<span style="color: #ffa64d"> "you are a very interesting case... the question is how you want to be helped."</span>she raised one hand, a glowing orb of the Priestess' fantasies inside it.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"i can delete the shame you feel for this." </span>she raised her other hand, this orb showing the pirates.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"this guilt could be removed..." </span>the other orb changed to show her cowering in fear.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"perhaps you just need the guts to own up to your life and get on with it?"</span>she lowered her hands and she shook her head.<span style="color: #ffa64d">"all of these are incredibly debilitating, they are the cause of your problems. tell me what you want done."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ff8000">"i exiled him, he is my enemy and he could destroy our city, i do not see that me becoming angry and short tempered is irrational. unhinged would be throwing the messenger out the window when i am told he is here. unhinged would be planning revenge on him knowing damn well how futile it is."</span>she frowned faintly and then nodded.<span style="color: #ff8000">"i know your efficient and i trust that... i do not give my trust easily but you have earned it and i was telling you as much. what did you think i meant? fair enough, it was just a question since i really don't understand the tram or the costs involved. yes, you may go." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>