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She just blinks at him and nods, letting him work it out for himself. She knew she was right, that she loved him, the only question now was did he return it?

She stares back at him, "Yes...I know exactly how dangerous they are. I...can't stop how I feel though. I don't want to either." She balks, staring at him in horror. "I couldn't! I couldn't harm you nor humiliate you like that....not even for them. Just the thought of seeing you pained makes my heart hurt. I will simply not go back to them, I will not be missed for days, perhaps a week if they are especially absorbed in their plans."

She looks up at him, brushing a fin across his cheek, "I would rather be cut off from them forever than to see you so much as wince in pain. If I am lucky, they will not consider me important and won't bother looking."

"I wouldn't ask you to leave her Minkishi. You have feelings for her that I lack towards my own family...I....I don't know what to do." She blinks and shakes her head in denial, "No! No, it has to work! There has to be something!! I won't let you go, I'll ask my father, my other father. There has to be a way for us to be together without me having to humiliate you!"

She swims forward and hugs his chest, "Don't be shamed Minkishi, you have nothing to be ashamed of! You've been so nice to me....you gave me my first hug...my first kiss....please, we have to think of something."

She just nuzzles into his chest and nods, "But only for now. When we are strong enough, we will be able to stand against them, together. We'll get your mother away from them..."

She smiles up at him, "I would love to be able to meet her as myself one day....around my family I tend to just ignore your family so I'm not required to be overly mean. And I am sorry if I've made you or your mother feel inferior, it was simply an act to keep the disgust I feel for my family hidden."

A deep breath and she moves a little away then looks up at him. "Shall we continue then? I would like to see how long you can hold the bubble, I bet it will be long indeed."

She smiles widely at him and nods her approval. "That was excellent Minkishi. You held it much longer than I'd anticipated, I do believe you will surpass me in that particular skill very quickly."

She looks at him thoughtfully for a moment, "Perhaps.....I think we will try you on light magic. It is my father's specialty and one in particular that I find easier because of that. It would be good to know whether you harbor more of your mother or father's power."

"Okay, the first part is the hardest. You must banish all negativity from your thoughts, focus solely on that which is pure and good. When you have that accomplished, takes those thoughts and feelings and make them manifest as a spear made purely of good energy. Feel its weight in your hand, make it whatever size you are most comfortable with, then throw the spear at the wall of coral." She goes to show him, closing her eyes, breathing deeply, calmly. A soft, peaceful smile forms on her lips as a short spear of pure light forms in one fin. After a few moments, she opens her eyes, takes aim, and throws it at the wall, where it hits in a sparkle of light, leaving a large scorch mark and a bit of a crater.

She looks at him closely, "Are you banishing all negativity from your mind? You have to let go of every insecurity, every doubt, you have to trust in yourself completely."

She swims over to his shoulder, hovering at ear level, "I want to try something. I want you to focus on banishing the negativity and I will see if I can assist, okay?"

She lays a fin on his cheek and smiles softly at him, "Try Minkishi...for just a few moments, forget VooDoo, forget your anger and hatred, forget everything that does not make you happy and secure."

When his eyes close she presses a soft kiss to his cheek closes her own eyes, fin still resting gently against his skin. She sends a calm wave of love and acceptance to him, one that entices him to let go of his anger and embrace what she is offering. He'll be able to feel the warmth of what she offers him in his heart and mind.

She nods to him with a small smile, "Its quite alright, we all have our own specialties. Perhaps....let us try the opposite of light. It is not my specialty, but I have a feeling it will work much better for you."

She draws in a deep breath and looks at him, "For this you must do the exact opposite, you must focus on your anger, your hatred, feel its energy crackle in your hand, manifest it as a ball in your hand. I personally do not care for this form simply because it can so easily get out of control and the anger can consume you...you must be careful to always make sure you are in control of your anger and not the other way around."

She floats back a bit and closes her eyes, frowning as she concentrates, a small ball of crackling blackness forming near her fin, growing for a moment then ceasing suddenly as Bathory opens her eyes. She looks at him while holding up the ball, "Do not push away the good on this, it is all that will keep your anger from running amok."

She looks at him for a moment then nods and closes her fin around the dark ball, snuffing it out like so much smoke. "We can go back to the elements if you prefer...you seem to have a prediliction for fire, shall we try shaping it? Or perhaps just a more advanced form of conjuring it?"

She gives him an encouraging smile, then looks thoughtful, "Hmmmmmmmmm, I wonder....perhaps you have some talent in other arenas....is there anything in particular that you enjoy doing? Or is there perhaps anything that could be construed as an odd coincidence that continues to happen around you?"