Dragoncrest Cliffs we want them to say, damn, these bitches can paint—

this took a different direction than i thought it was going to.

blodreina fights to keep the smirk off her face — because she still finds it amusing despite aure's best attempts to convince her otherwise. i'm not really the quivering in fear type. blodreina admits with a lofty roll of her shoulders. yes, i did; because she is a great warrior. blodreina reiterates as aure waddles closer to her, blocking her path. blodreina doesn't particularly feel threatened by the gesture but she tucks her chin and puffs her chest nevertheless. blodreina's mouth opens to tell aure that she doesn't know how to teach someone to be fearsome but she closes it again as the pale sylph continues on her tirade, choosing to listen instead of interjecting.

and then to blodreina's great surprise she feels her facial features soften as the amusement washes away — you are worried your goufa's won't find you formidable? how can they not? it takes true strength and courage to carry and give birth to new life. where in the hell did that come from? and more importantly why did blodreina believe it? perhaps it was out of respect for her mother and perhaps it was her form of apologizing for her impudent behavior last time they'd spoken. perhaps it is hormones; perhaps it is all three.

if you fight it would be at the great risk of losing your goufa's, blodreina protests, growing frustrated that aure kept pushing. was she trying to say she wanted to lose her goufa's? because that was the only thing that fighting at her state or her future state was going to bring with it. do you expect to be harmed in drageda? she asks, wondering if her own behavior last time they spoke wasn't the cause of ... this. blodreina was a lot of things but even at her worst she'd never attack a kru. kru is family. it's just because she's hormonal and jealous and has no idea how to process these things so she defaults to her natural aggression and hostility because ...it's safe.

if you are truly worried about the safety of your goufa's then ask a gona to accompany you. it's apart of our job to keep the kru safe.