Vyre rubbed her temples in annoyance and crouched down to eye level with Relene.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "You're every bit as insufferable as your parents. I'm one of her failed 'special' creations so I would know. If your father is in such a bad mood that's just more reason for you to be a good little girl and go get him, we're going grocery shopping and you hopefully know how he loves food. Shopping for it will no doubt help him relax from whatever your mother likely did to him. I bet they got in another fight over Ibara killing you when he was crippled on the other side of the continent. That seems like a very Elune thing to do." </span>She stood up and sighed quietly.<span style="color: #a64dff">"Ras! I can sense you in there, get out here so I can talk to a functional... adult..." </span>She frowned a little and shook her head.<span style="color: #a64dff"> "Get out here so I can talk to you!"</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #666600">"I still think your life would be better served helping someone else or just relaxing in a nice meteor shower somewhere." </span>She nodded and held Melody tighter while her body began to shimmer faintly.<span style="color: #666600"> "I know. I have you and Order in my life yet I've never felt more alone or scared. I would prefer you lie to me and let me think things will end okay than continue to hammer me over the head with reality." </span>As The'kal clung to Melody, the smaller Eternal would feel The'kal begin to relax although slowly.<br/><br/><span style="color: #4d4dff">"By my will and my emotions are not. Taking that kind of abuse daily is incredibly hard, I don't know that I'm willing to open myself up to it again... not when I've been able to enjoy being treated like a person for such a short while. And I said I would do it, Order. I would do anything you asked of me just as you would do anything I asked of you." </span>She shook her head but returned the kiss.<span style="color: #4d4dff"> "I don't think you would ever intentionally hurt me. I guess I just... I'm still a little scared of the people here, even with your protection."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>