<span style="color: #336600">“I can be sympathetic towards you and still be caring. And I will be. I understand your pain and I will be all the more patient and loving with you because I understand it.”</span><br/><br/>Ras looked at Valeen and shook his head.<span style="color: #b3b300"> “I meant she’d run into a wall before she even got to the balcony. The civilians don’t need to know what’s happening here. Don’t compare me to you, Ibara. I’m coping with the loss of everything I had and being constantly reminded of what my family was. But once I’ve settled in I’ll start looking for friends and possibly more. You have an entire priesthood of people wanting to help and support you, people who see you as family and would kill or be killed for you. So yeah, I want you to talk to me so maybe you can feel a little better. I may not be the best or the brightest but I’ve seen the real Vyre just as you have. And unlike your sisters I have all the time in the world to sit here and listen to you. My winery doesn’t need me right now so I can give you my full attention for as long as you need it.”</span><br/><br/>Ras laughed softly and rubbed her belly. “They’re going to be a feisty one for sure, probably just like Vyre.”<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>