"[b][color=f6989d]No![/color][/b]" was Emiri's rather immediate, loud, and blurted out response. How could he even suggest such a thing? Emiri would move away from him, and while she would struggle, she would manage to sit up, shaking her head at him. "[b][color=f6989d]That's exactly what I want to avoid![/color][/b]" She would clarify her reasoning, her hand to her chest as she would try to reason with him. "[b][color=f6989d]Zodiark and I, we--somehow, in some way...Shion was after my life because she thought killing me would weaken Zodiark. If that's true--[/color][/b]" [i][color=f6989d]If I lose myself again...[/color][/i] "[b][color=f6989d]--then if I try to hurt anyone, you'd kill two birds with one stone.[/color][/b]"

Emiri hesitated, running her hands through her hair. It was then that she realized she was shaking. "[b][color=f6989d]I can't--I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I hurt anyone.[/color][/b]"

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After much sighing, some fiddling, and a search for a missing earring (that would be the first and last time she would forget to take them off before a bath--they were worth a pretty gil after all) Nadeline had wrapped up her bath faster than she really wanted. Maybe she was eager to continue their conversation, or maybe the fact that she just realized they were alone in her room had finally dawned on her. No wonder the man had been blushing like mad earlier, she had completely missed it! As she pulled her nightgown over her head, she started wishing she had something a little sexier. Ah, no, that was a bad thought, they weren't even married yet! Then again, they [i]were[/i] engaged, so any possible fornication would be...tribute to their future heir. An heir...a baby. Their baby. Oh, she hoped it was a boy, what she would give to have a baby that looked just like Wesley--[i]why in the world was she even thinking about that[/i]?!

Feeling very bothered by the line of thinking, she would put on a robe and hastily tie the knot around her waist. Now was not the time to be thinking of sex and babies and...whatever other lewd thoughts she had. She would gather her curls into a messy bun on the back of her head and stomp out of the bathroom, suddenly feeling very nervous. As she would approach Wesley, she would cough a bit. "[b][color=fdc68a]If you'd like, you can...use the bath as well.[/color][/b]" She managed to stutter out, though she would curse the heavens for her hesitation.

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She was crying. Savayna was actually crying. The thought alone was enough to stun him, but the sight itself seemed to shatter him completely. The rumors of Livathan had reached even Rozarria, but it seemed Savayna had experienced first hand what the woman was capable of. It truly was a terrifying thought, but...it didn't change anything. It didn't change what Jaakuna did. It didn't change the fact that clearly Levi had done something to Emiri. In all honesty there was absolutely nothing he could do to reassure her, no lie in the world could conceal the truth from her. A sickening notion, and for a moment, anger would flare up within him. He should have killed Levi when he had the chance.

Grant would wrap his arms around Savayna, holding her tightly to him. There really was nothing else he could do. "[b][color=92278f]I'm sorry.[/color][/b]"