[@CollectorOfMyst] yes, very harsh.  ^.^;  I figured she didn't get to kill the kid, so I wanted to show her being outright unkind.  She's a little gentler to her brothers and sisters, but...not much.  This is establishing her character.

Ziotea.  She doesn't like anyone.  She doesn't like [i]you[/i].

*giggles*

By the way [@lovejoy] we do eventually need to sort out Alexsandre and some backstory stuff.  Just your intermittent reminder.  <3