Drake blinked and looked at his mother wide eyed. “Yes. It’s part of her powers. When she does something that’s dark like, her body will start to take on the form of that darkness. Is this the first time it’s happened?” Serena nodded and said “yes. But it didn’t show up till on our way back…” 

Drake nodded and said “when you questioned it. Mom, your a guardian. Your job is to protect. Having doubts about that duty…yes, you killed the guy. But he was a threat to the lives you are charged with. You don’t have to question that…you used to tell me that we are soldiers for the gods, but we are more so the guardians of humans.” Serena blinked at Drake and then smiled softly. “Maybe I learned it from my own son…”

John was shaking as he muttered “I fail…in the future and even now I fail to keep you safe…I fail so badly our own daughter has to step up…”