<div class="floatleft"><strong>Khrui Tinker</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=285194.msg14040774#msg14040774)<br/>(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/d6/c9/e5d6c9abc7c09e3c2e438ba616dde04e.jpg)</div><br/>Khrui looks quizzically to Lynette, but then his expression clears and he replies; "Make sense, both explain your sorcery abilities and considering fear of the order you had to hide your nature. If your father is god, then how he met or got involved with your mother and is she well?" While waiting on Lynette's response Khrui climbed stairs up to second floor with shelfs and looking down to Talitha he adds; "I sensed you may have personal issues with about discovery of truth, knowledge and truth bring pain upon the learner. But do not let that pain become a burden though. Life is hard and heavy without additional burdens to take on yourself."<br/><br/>As Lynette searches the catalog and nodding he replies to her earlier comment; "Indeed, but as said by Umari we need defenses upgraded and repaired only after we expand and make ourselves public to the world at large. With restored workshops we can do repairs.<br/><br/>But some general repairs do help on defenses, example our power is fueled by lightning terrestrial god, elemental god, however it fluctuates badly at times so we need additional power stabilizers to make flow more consistent and steady to power up more delicate systems or get additional generator. Also we need parts for pumps which were broken years ago in storm so for that we need blue or black jade significant amounts to rebuild the fans which can handle all that water pressure on them...."<br/><br/>As Khrui starts search (while mumbling himself through list of things needed for repairs) and investigate shelf for information about other manses, both women get to see there's a painting in the wall between the shelfs. Painting was masterpiece of art, likely months of dedicated work in details and colors by mortal hands. It depicts two people; a dark haired man with green eyes and woman with brunette hair and blue eyes. Both wore soaked dark clothing and both stood in library which was collapsing and flooded by water coming from front of them. They both bore stoic expression as they both stood against the tide, sadness, relief and love showed on eyes if not in their faces and they were holding each other's hands in a grip which spoke of devotion and love between them in silently. Comforting one another as they both faced apparently bad, doom or death even.<br/><br/>Both figures have semblance to Khrui himself, hair similar to woman's and eyes of the man in the painting. His face semblances most the man but his nose is sharp like woman's.