Corbin saw in a flash what was wrong with his daughter, what it would take to find out what secret the dragon had used to over power the raven's born technique, and that in the end everything would work out. It wasn't going to be pretty, and he was sure his daughter was going to be pissed about having to remodel her living quarters. Marcus' reaction was just what he had needed for the flash of insight. The protective gesture not failing to alert either Vivian or Corbin to Marcus' more protective gentle nature.<br/><br/>Corbin took one step forward, before phasing through Marcus and Vivian. He hated to do what had to be done, but one of her offspring was going to kill her slowly if not taken care of. The dragon wouldn't be able to do anything until too late to save the others, but he had the power to save the three little ones and his daughter. If the dragon thought he was protective of her, he didn't know the levels of hell Corbin would go through for his only child. She was his only light in the mortal world and in the hells below.<br/><br/>Vivian's eyes opened wide as he father phased. She felt him pass through, a cold chill through her soul before something tightened. She blinked, breathless, before the tightness became a tug and then an intense pain. It felt like her insides were being ripped from her body, and she gasped before collapsing forward. She knew instantly, before darkness took her, that the pain had been her father's hand inside her womb. Why? Why had he?<br/><br/>Corbin was not pleased with what he had to do, but Vivian was worth more to him that the life of this malformed little dragon that wouldn't survive even if she had been able to carry it. It was going to drain her and it's siblings of everything in order to survive, but would still die. It was why she was in so much pain, and showing so soon. Removing it would ensure her health, even if she would still have a hard time of pregnancy with the cross breeding. His hand held the egg about the size of his hand. His black eyes gentle yet the frown deep. She would not be happy, nor the father, but he would protect her, even without their permission. He ranked high enough not to have to ask, even if the dragon thought differently.<br/><br/>If the dragon needed a reason to snap and come after him, he was sure this would be it. Let the dragon lose control, and he would easily defeat the headstrong male, and take Vivian home to be cared for by others of their kind. She would have no say, as she had in the past. Though he doubted it was a mistake for the two to mate, he did doubt the timing of it. And he doubted the dragon's ability to reason more than follow his instincts.<br/><br/>Stepping towards his daughter and Marcus, Corbin held out the small bloody egg. The fetus inside was already returned to hell, and was free of the starving pain it had been in that made it consume all Vivian's energy. She was already returning to having color and her energy and aura were close to normal as she should have been even with pregnancy. "You are not worthy to have my daughter as your mate. You would risk her life for your gain, for your seed. You are nothing more than a child telling me what not to do, like a tantrum, when I am her father, and will die to defend her. Not for my gain, but for my love!"<br/><br/>Corbin's careful cradling of the egg ended, him tossing the small red streaked white egg at Marcus, before he phased and attempted to slash through the male's back.