Lorna wrapped one arm around Kitori and resumed walking.<span style="color: #b30059">"it's not that easy to change how we feel about ourselves... it will take time, even with Sharindia's help."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ff8000">"i know, i was watching her. you could chuck her into an active volcano and she would get spat out in one slightly singed piece coughing up the noxious gasses that i would not allow to kill her. she certainly would not have enjoyed herself if she jumped in there but the Dwarves would have eventually fished her out burnt but only slightly, bald because it would be humiliating but even her clothing would have survived."</span>he took a deep breath and looked at Ras again.<span style="color: #ff8000">"and you are asking a lot as well. your asking me to break down decades of reinforced self destructive behavior. every time that Karrie has wanted someone in her life she has intentionally driven them away convinced that they will leave anyway and when they leave she just adds that to her pile of proof that no one will ever love her, that she cannot trust anyone and that she will be alone forever. she has built a fortress of lies based on blaming everyone else for her problems. it's not her fault that Whisperia never gave her a chance and chose Karren. Karren stole Whisperia away and poisoned Whisperia against her despite the fact that Karrie never had to guts to even say hello to Whisperia in the first place. she broke off all contact with Arlokk but it's Karren's fault for stealing him away. Karrie was secretly in love with the native Ophidian but despite the fact that all she every did was treat him with cold distrust Karrie blames Karren for stealing him too... and that is just the beginning of Karrie's issues. i know she is your daughter, i know this isn't easy and i know you have very little reason to trust me but i have nothing to gain by hurting her and everything to gain by helping her."</span>he laughed bitterly and shook his head.<span style="color: #ff8000">"her pride is strong, but so is her fear... how long do you think a woman terrified of being raped can sleep on the streets? she will be exposed, powerless, without even the slightest training in how to fight and i will do everything i can to maintain that illusion despite the fact that i can and will be watching over her every minute of every day. i may not be Order, i can't be in ten places at once but i can be in two places at once and still never sleep unless some manner of extreme mental stress forces me to rest and in that case Zelina is just as powerful as i am and also able to be in two places at once."</span>he frowned a little and looked down at Karrie before back at Ras. "<span style="color: #ff8000">The'kal separated the three fractured personalities in Karrie, much like the Zelina you know there is a priestess, a succubus but there is also a warlock. until The'kal separated them the warlock had been ruling the other two with an iron fist but that control has been severely disrupted... the priestess wants our help but is unwilling to trust us. the Succubus is arrogant to the point that Zelina wanted to strangle her. the warlock is just a psychotic bitch that wants to burn the world down. when i gave her the stone and told her i wasn't going to waste my time fighting with her i think the priestess took that to mean that i would no longer help her at all. in a fit of desperation she went to Ironforge to throw herself into the Forge because the priestess and the Succubus hate the warlock and by leaving they were forced to deal with her again."</span>he rubbed his face and looked at Ras again.<span style="color: #ff8000">"her mind is a disaster and part of me thinks she would be better off if i just erased her memory and reversed her aging back to the day before she got captured by those pirates." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>