<span style="color: #9999ff">"Sleeping would probably make Whisperia happy, then she could coddle N-Nyaka and whisper sweet nothings into her ear." </span>She took the glass of water and started to sip at it.<span style="color: #9999ff">"But I love you and I'm going to... I'll be good, for you."</span><br/><br/>Ras watched Kitori and Lorna with a smile.<span style="color: #b30000"> "I want to re-confirm? Excuse me? I want you to take me home and knock me up. I don't need Ras' permission for that. You're the one that wanted to get drunk and ask him."</span>Karrie stuck her tongue out at Rachel who would swear she could hear Ana laughing in the background, even though the Elf was entertaining the children. "Well, this is a new Karrie so she is a new daughter. Mmm, I think Trollish tradition demands that you give me something in exchange for me giving you my daughter's hand. My beer is starting to warm up, so how about you cool it down for me and I'll consider it a fair trade?"<span style="color: #b30000">"What? I'm only worth a cool beer to you?"</span>"No, no. You're worth at least four beers. But even if I said Rachel didn't have my permission to take you, would either of you truly listen?"<span style="color: #b30000">"Not really, no. And I'd kick her ass across these plains if she did try to leave me." </span>"So, Rachel, a cold beer and some grandchildren to be proud of? And I do expect multiple. You're both immortal so let's shoot for, oh, twenty over the next one hundred years." He smiled and held out one hand to her.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>