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Rhyanid blinked when he heard that she thought he'd been hiding a completely different person, and that it was still a fear of hers. He blinked, looking at her. "Well, I'm not going to try to convince you to trust me. That's just gonna make you less inclined to trust me," he said with a chuckle. "The thing is, Isla... there's a huge difference between animals and people. With animals you don't have much choice but to be stern and to train obedience into them, but with people... people understand reason. If there's a problem, you talk about it and deal with it like rational adults, which is something animals can't do," he told her. "So if you're worried that you're going to hear me one day snapping my fingers and expecting you to do as I ask, that's definitely not gonna be a thing," he told her with a reassuring smile before starting to eat.

Yoranda smiled up at Birger when he pulled her up and to him, kissing him back softly. When he said that he loved her, she smiled, reaching up and sliding his arms gently around his neck. "I love you so much," she told him with a smile. "We're gonna be fine, babe. We'll have a bunch of babies and we'll be happy and everything's gonna work out," she said.

Bastian frowned as Vlora explained to him what had happened to the little boy. He'd never even heard of this disease before, but from what she was describing, it sounded awful. "I'm sorry to hear that, cherie," he said, reaching over to cup her cheek gently. When she said that he was sweet and that his parents would be proud, he smiled. "I would certainly hope so," he said softly. He walked after her, watching momentarily as she took her shoes off before looking down at his own shoes. He headed to one of the chairs and took his jacket off, draping it over the back of the chair and sitting down to remove his shoes and socks as well, feeling a bit strange about this but doing it anyways.

Jerome smiled when she said that she felt like an Ingrid, giving a nod. "Well, it's a beautiful name. I might prefer Ingrid to Pauline," he told her with a chuckle. When she said she would like it, he nodded and led her into his office, closing the door behind them and looking at her as she started to speak. He smiled down at her as she stepped closer. "I'm sure we can find some way to rectify this situation, don't you worry. Your business is an excellent way to start," he said. He put a hand on her back and took her to his desk, pulling out a chair for her and then sitting down on his side of the desk. "So, did you see anything in the book that caught your eye?" he asked.