Larksong Grotto monster

Jhala growled, but guilt mixed in with her anger and she softened her grip as she spoke. "i would've loved you if you hadn't been so nasty to me-- if you hadn't tried to make your dad get rid of me," she said. she waited a few heartbeats before she slowly placed the liver-colored girl on the ground, it was only after she asked to be let down that she considered it. she wanted nothing more than to just beat her into the earth, but she was just a child, and she didn't deserve for the sky to fall on her-- or at least not all of the sky. she set her down and stepped back, but was fully prepared to tackle her again if she tried to make a run for it. "Hiram loves you just as much as he loves Astik and Tapat..." she added slowly, glancing up at her mate for a heartbeat.