"None of us think or worry you're going to kill us, Viral. We know you wouldn't do it, and that you would stop yourself before you ever could." Takeshi replied, smiling sadly. "The fact that you're just yourself right now is proof that this creature inside of you, or the other you, whatever it is, you're stronger than it. You are the one in control, and we all recognize that. Maybe when against someone who means nothing to you it's easier to let it assume control. I know I could never hurt any of you intentionally, yet you saw what I did to the soldiers. We trust you, and we have faith in your ability to remain in control, even if you don't. And no matter what happens we're not going to doubt you, or shun you, or whatever you might think we'll do. Because at the end of the day you're our friend and we're not going to abandon you."

Viral had a fair point in that none of them were quite certain how he worked, and that did indeed include himself. The same could be said to some degree for Shu, and perhaps even the rest of them as well. Saiyans were curious creatures, and they were young. It was very possible there were talents or abilities not yet tapped into, ones that may be reminiscent of or even overshadow Viral's other form. At the end of the day there was a lot of mystery, and not all of it stemmed from the Beastman. Especially in the case of Takeshi and Shu, two people who had rather unusual upbringings. Had they been raised by their parents, the Saiyan reflected, they'd have far more of a grip on themselves. As it stood however Shu had a form that he had little to no control over, and it terrified him. Conversely, Takeshi had his blind rage, which while it had simmered down he was still perfectly prone to suffer from. What's more, it was possible that Yumi now possessed some kind of change as well, considering she was a Beastman too. It was a fair claim that Viral was making, but he certainly wasn't the only one not completely certain of themselves.

When Viral compared himself to the king Takeshi immediately tensed up. He didn't know where on earth his friend had drawn that comparison from, or how on earth he might think they were similar. The very suggestion of it made the Saiyan frown in displeasure, and he immediately shook his head dismissively.

"I know you're nothing like my father, and again, so does everyone else. You raised Vegeta and Yumi, and made them into great people. That alone is something my father never did, certainly not for us. You don't derive pleasure in causing others pain, you don't subject others to your rule just because you can. And you definitely don't torture your own kin or those close to you for personal gain. You're absolutely nothing like him, you're a thousand times better than he is, and you always will be." 

Takeshi was a fair bit upset now, and earnestly distraught for Viral. Was that what he saw himself as? An equivalent to the Saiyan king? His father was a monster, a true monster, no doubt about it. Viral had some skeletons in his closet, and yet even with some rough edges was certainly a good man. No one was perfect after all, and that included each and every one of them.

"Look... We wouldn't be so keen on helping you if we thought you were a bad guy. We wouldn't have stuck up for you in front of Korian and the rebels, and we wouldn't be trying to help now. You're a good guy Viral, honestly. You hit a rough patch and are working through it, and with enough time you will recover. As for it being the end for you, it's not. Maybe it's the end of something else, I don't know, but you're going to keep on fighting with us, I just know you will." Takeshi smiled slightly as he drew up his knees, folding his arms across them as he looked down at the grass around his feet. "As lousy as life can get, everything has a tendency to work out. Things get better eventually, just sometimes not as quickly as we'd like. So that means that we've all got to hang in there, you know? Keep fighting until we don't have to anymore." He took pause again, lifting a hand to scratch at his cheek before looking back to Viral. "We've all got faith in you to come back from this, none of us have ever thought this was going to beat you. We've never given up on you, just think about that."

Garesh was fairly hungry, and figured eating would be a nice way to break the ice and settle things. There was definitely a little shock over T'charrl, but regardless of that he was still irrefutably the General's son. As such he wasn't going to shun the boy, no matter what may happen to him. They just weren't that kind of family, as after all it was family that one could always rely on. If he or Eslaria had turned there backs on T'charrl, who would he have then? Taking his first bite of food Garesh glanced sidelong at the Prince, his interest piqued at the mention of the tree. Sure, he'd seen it, as had everyone else. Quite a few people had passed by in fact while they were outside, all heading in to investigate the curious growth. He'd had no clue how it had gotten there, and now his son was offering the explanation. Surprised by the events that brought it about Garesh lowered his utensils, taking a moment to mull over what he was told.

"So that tree is the same as the sacred tree in our city then...?" he mumbled thoughtfully. "And it's not happy where it is now? That's what you're telling me?" 

Curious, he hadn't thought something like that to be possible. So did that mean the two cities were now entwined with one another? In a way that was a good thing, it meant that Eslaria's dream of a unified Kaesstra had been realized. Perhaps not in the way she had envisioned but still, her dream had been met. Looking across to Katas for a moment the General then turned to his son, smiling as he reached over and patted his arm gently.

"Well, I suppose the only option is to make that spot nicer then? We'll have workers begin to level the buildings around where it sprouted, and we'll plant a massive garden around it in their stead. Anyone who lost their homes as a result will be built new ones, and everything then should be fine, no? Does that make the tree happy?"