<span style="color: #666600">"You tried to. You tried to fail and die many times."</span>The'kal looked away from Order for a while and shook her head.<span style="color: #666600">"We had a family, more than just Elerona. We had four children, two sons and two daughters. Justice, Purity, Wisdom, and Balance. They took Justice first. When they grew tired of your resistance they tore him apart in front of us. Like a wolf ravages its prey, they scattered his remains into the cosmos. Whatever was left was lost in a black hole. Wisdom tried to talk the Council down, I tried to stop him. You nullified my powers at their command and he was butchered. Purity tried to flee, but she was caught. Death by a thousand cuts. Every time you tried to resist or failed to do exactly as you were told, they'd flay just a little more off of her. Despite that, you still tried to fight until there was nothing left. I spread a rumor that I killed our remaining child and went into hiding myself. You don't believe rumors, you knew she was safe and in hiding, but you also saw the depths the Council would sink to to keep you under control. You had no choice, you watched them murder three of your children and beat your wife within an inch of her life on multiple occasions." </span>She let out a heavy sigh and finally turned around to look at Order.<span style="color: #666600">"I haven't been connecting with you lately because there's a lot I didn't want you to know, I was scared you might see something you shouldn't."</span>She held out one hand.<span style="color: #666600"> "Now you need to see everything, see that it's not your fault. None of it is."</span><br/><br/>When Melody sat down Delithia pulled her over and rested the goddess' head in her lap.<span style="color: #4da6ff"> "You don't need to pity The'kal, but I think understanding is a good first step." </span>She began to stroke Melody's hair softly and continued to watch the sky.<span style="color: #4da6ff"> "I don't know much about The'kal... Chaos, but she's well liked among mortals who have met her. They say she's one of the kindest and loving people they've ever met, even if chaos seems to follow her like a shadow. Which makes a lot more sense now that I think about it. Some people compare her warmth to rival that of their own mothers. What if Order didn't save her? You said yourself that only The'kal knows what happened, what if The'kal is a victim just like you or the rest of your people? These are all hypothetical, you don't need to answer." </span>She shook her head and took Beauty's gem to make Melody hold it.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"His body may be gone, but his spirit lives on. Order gave me this to soothe my pain, but I want you to have it. It belongs to you. Mortal lives don't last long enough to know true pain so it would be pointless for me to keep it when people like you need it more." </span>She looked down at Melody and shook her head.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"You that but it's not true. If they didn't recognize you, or you them, they wouldn't be your family. They'd just be strangers that would remind you of what you used to have every time you saw them. And that would be so much worse."</span>The priestess thought for a moment then smiled.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"We all need a vacation. Let's go to Azeroth while these two sort each other out. I think I know a place you might appreciate, maybe a tiny spot where you can just be a musician for a little while. If your people can't last a couple hours without you telling them what to do I think they have problems even I can't solve."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>