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It had been several days before he thought about the events of Chronos' shapechanging. The legend was going to have to learn how to control it. He could become it now but without the ability to stop himself when he needed to, Chronos was going to be causing trouble if not in danger each and every time he would use it. The control was more necessary than one would think because of the power of time he had.

It had not been fun for Valkon to be shoved back to living for even a few moments. It had stung when he became himself again also. The yokai knew it was not intentional and that Chronos would never harm him. Well, unless Az ordered something. Then he had no doubts that there would be trouble. That was part of the thrill of having a friendship as they did.

Either of them would do whatever was necessary to accomplish their own ends. For now they went the same direction. Valkon had no doubts that at some point he and Chronos would clash, but it was long away from them for now. And he was not worrying about it until he needed to.

But the problem was control. When faced with that women, the response from Chronos had been electric and palpably in the air. Not a good state for him to be in. Valkon had thought about the event repeatedly but there was always a hole there.

Simply, he did not know the story.

Without that knowledge, he had little to go by and there would be something missed. It was dangerous to underestimate the circumstances and with them all at risk, especially Chronos himself, Valkon refused to do so. Chronos would have to tell him more about the red flag he saw when she was around. And if there were other triggers, they would have to be eliminated one by one or Chronos would have to be able to entirely control himself in that form.

"Hawke, I'm going to go see Chronos. Stay here or go drag Zion out to play awhile." Valkon said, watching his son from the side.

"Alright, Dad. I'll see if he wants to find something to do." the ghostling replied as he tossed another orb of shadow into the air. It was getting easier and easier for him to do so. Besides, he liked juggling the balls of darkness. Even better was hiding himself in the shadows.

His dad did not know but he could hide himself not only in the shadows nearby, he could create small shadows and move from place to place within them. But it was not at his beck and call yet. He had alot of practicing to do first. Even Touma had been impressed when he had seen him do so. The nightwhisper had said he would make a good ninja and that he could teach him a few things later when he had more power.

Valkon nodded, walking out the door. It did not take him long to get to his friend's rooms. Knocking on the door, he called, "Chronos, it's Valkon. I need to talk to you. It's important."

Valkon opened the door, walking into the room. His eyes crossed Chronos' face and looked for some indication of how he was feeling. He still was not fully back to his own power yet and the yokai had no doubt that it would not take a few days yet. He had not wanted to intrude before this, but he had been keeping tabs on Chronos via his creatures. One or two would pass by the windows or slip in a crack for but an instant to check.

"So how are you feeling? You look like you are having a bad hair day." Valkon teased hoping to lighten the mood for his friend. It was the one thing he did no matter what. Made jokes and if he could not do that, Valkon would have been at a loss on how to help Chronos.

He sat down in a chair near the bed. It was probably the one that Zion had been using. Valkon was certain that the boy had not been leaving his father except when Hawke dragged him out. Sons worried about their fathers as much as fathers worried about their sons. That thought caused him to frown but an instant. Had this been what his own father had been feeling when he had been missing? Shaking the thought away, Valkon watched Chronos for a long moment.

"I've been thinking about your control over that form. It will take some practice but I think you should be able to gain it. But, I can't tell for certain yet. I need to know a few things, Chronos. It's the only way I can predict what will affect you and prepare you for it. I have to know why it happened..." he hesitated a moment. "which includes who she is and everything else that happened between the two of you. It's the only way I will be able to guide you to making various triggers benign."

His gaze never changed as he watched Chronos closely. "I know this is probably a touchy subject, but when you understood I was no threat to Zion, your entire attitude changed towards me. But I have to know or I have no way of understanding what happened."

As an afterthought, he added, "If you don't want to discuss it now, I understand. But at some point we need to."

Valkon sat down, leaning back in the chair. His tails fluffed around him for a moment and he was tempted to give himself only one by reshaping, but he had not entirely adjusted to that yet. He could end up with twice as many and that- he was certain- would be distracting not only for him, but for Chronos. The reason he was there would be forgotten.

Instead he pushed them slightly to the side adjusting his position. "Go for it. I'm listening," Valkon stated, then smirked. "And I'm comfortable. Hawke and Zion will be outside playing for awhile. I told Hawke to distract him awhile. I figured you both might need it."

"Blind rage. That sounds about right. When I took some of the animal shapes I could feel things like that from some of them. The wolf died in a trap and he was quite unhappy. It took me a little while to control those emotions whenever I was in the shape. As for it being a curse, I don't think so. I mean its form might be but your control over it is not. I think you will find a way to access it with enough practice. And a bit of help from me."

The latter he smirked. "But that is once you are on your feet again."

As Chronos told his tale, Valkon listened quietly. He could almost feel Chronos' frustration as it was almost permeable in the very air around them. And when he was finished, the yokai remained silent for a long time.

"I understand." he finally said, his voice softer than normal. "I know why you reacted as you did. I would have." A frown crossed his face as he tried to think what to do. "You are not going to tell Zion who she was, are you? I think that would be bad until he gets older. He would be drawn out of curiosity and accidents do happen. She could end up free again. That watch needs to be locked away somewhere none can get to it. Right now the fear of not knowing will keep him away. And she deserves to be in darkness alone."

A few thoughts occurred to him as he continued to sit there. The woman was definitely a trigger for Chronos. "You hold no ill-will for the king. I think she was one of two triggers you have on that form's uncontrollability. She and Zion. As you said, once you understood I posed no threat, it no longer mattered that I was there. Zion will always be a trigger but if you get the form under control, even he will not berserk you as you did. Practice will do that for you. It will not be easy in the beginning. But I do think with enough practice you can control it entirely."

"You are still going to be down for a few more days yet. I will set something up to help out once you are on your feet again. Touma can take care of some things for us so that we have the extra time needed for this. Is that alright?" Valkon asked as he watched Chronos. "And I would have Zion watch a few of them so that he understands what is going on. He might be able to help just in case the form gets away from you again."

Valkon nodded, thinking about what this would mean for Zion. "Does he understand all of this about himself? And I'm sure that when he feels you are recuperated enough he will ask you about her. He was shaking behind me the entire time so I don't think you will really have to worry about his curiosity getting the better of him with the watch. He won't want anything to do with her. He was too afraid of her and more than likely that was part of what triggered you."

"And I would have asked for Zion to be there whenever we try to work on your form. " he added after a long moment. "Not just for the castle's sake, but for your own. It would not do for you to go off on a rampage across the countryside and run into something you could not handle. I really don't want to be chasing after you."

He laughed and then shrugged. "I would but I'd rather it was not necessary."

"As for changing... it is perhaps better it has happened now. We know about it and it can be dealt with so there are no surprises next time." the yokai stated. "It is always easier to know sooner than to have it happen when you are least prepared for it."