"I've grown used to it, being able to be miserable alone is something I knew I'd forfeit when I had Relene with you. It's also time consuming and obnoxious especially when I have more important things to do. I'll have plenty of time to cry when this life ends and I start my next. I'm alive, I'm not recovering, I haven't had a chance to. I've been up and active since my muscles reformed, there's too much to do still." There was a powerful discharge of energy between Ras and Elune as their bodies touched, his trying to repel hers but after just a few seconds his final defenses fell and he returned the hug just as tightly. Tears began to flow freely and it quickly turned into heavy sobbing, countless decades of pain and suffering all flowing out at once. "I'll be just fine... I didn't need you in the past and I don't need you now... but having you is a little convenient I guess..." The longer he cried the clearer his tears became, eventually the darkness in them began to fade and they just became the tears of a man who has suffered far too much in his life.<br/><span style="color: DarkRed"><br/>
"They only show up when I get really stressed out, and even then they rarely give me more than a stomachache." </span>Kitori closed her eyes and looked down as Ophidian hugged her.<span style="color: DarkRed">"How can I be a good mother when I let your own goddess do this to me? Sarevess is... she's? Then we're going to need Whisperia's help even sooner than I thought." </span>She hesitated to return the kiss but did after a minute.<span style="color: DarkRed">"But I couldn't even keep my anger together for you, surely you need a stronger woman than I."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>