<span style="color: #5900b3">“I do and I’m not going to pretend like I don’t. You gave me Ana, you have done so much to help her grow and bloom into the beautiful flower she is. You’ve withstood my wrath and my lust, my anger and my despair. You don’t have to love me or anyone else, but I won’t let you leave either.”</span>She squeezed Inaara almost crushingly tight knowing the priestess was durable enough to take it without injury.<span style="color: #5900b3">“We are immortal. I will not give up on you matter how long it takes. I made it this far in life building, destroying, and rebuilding people. No matter how broken someone is, I’ve always stood by them and supported their growth. And I will stand by you too but you won’t be my pet, you will be my friend and lover through the ages.”</span>She gave Inaara a gentle kiss on the cheek and nodded.<span style="color: #5900b3"> “You don’t have to love or want to be around the children. The dragonlings find you boring and leave you alone but they don’t fear or hate you. The others will be the same way, nobody will get hurt.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>