<span style="color: #ff0000">"two days... the last time i was teleported to a strange place i had my bearings in about twenty minutes."</span>Britomart watched her and then frowned.<span style="color: #ff0000">"why would you want my old, beat up multi-tool? i might add that the bolts all need to be tightened."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #0080ff">"she is pregnant and didn't eat anything all day yesterday. when she is out of her armor, which she promised Ashia that she would always be out of her armor, she eats quite a bit so yes, she will."</span>she frowned a little and shook her head as she brandished her spatula at Athena but she did give her Mistress a look too.<span style="color: #0080ff"> "i am only going to say this once, i enjoy cooking for my family, i like taking care of the people i love and if i ever hear the word 'inconvenience' again when it comes to doing what i love someone is getting this spatula upside their pointy ears until i break it and you'll note it's solid metal and i have scrawny arms, it may take many whacks."</span><br/><br/>Kalian returned the hug and nodded as he went to put his stuff away. Ras would find himself in one of the many bedrooms, Karrie laid out on the bed and the door was blatantly bolted shut. he would note Karrie's favorite sandwich and a glass of water sitting untouched on the bedside table and Ophidian was in a hammock on the other side of the room.<span style="color: #ff8000">"i had to lock her in because she keeps wandering off when i am not looking. as you can see there is food and water waiting for her to stop being a stubborn pain in the ass... but i expect this battle of wills to take years. she won't die, i can keep her alive but i can't, or rather, will not make her eat or drink by force. nor can i force her to face her emotional scars so that they might be healed, she must be willing to face her fear and pain. she made grand promises about accepting my help but as soon as i told her what must be done she screamed denials at me, accused me of 'getting off on her pain' and shut down when i wouldn't rise to her baiting as she tried to get me to harm her. my Rayne gave me quite a thick hide when it comes to such taunts."</span>he looked over at Karrie and then at Ras.<span style="color: #ff8000">"currently she is trying to retreat into her mind but i am taking away her hiding places one by one, sooner or later her hiding places will be less pleasant then reality and she will accept help... though you know how stubborn she is, it may take far longer then any of us would like for her to accept the inevitable."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>