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Asher nodded to Song, and responded to her tale events in order she told him. It was going to be a long, long chat.... "A family? I suppose after nearly three-thousand years, you miss them ever so greatly. As for the war, my father grew up a mecenary, because he couldn't handle the life that wasn't a soldier's. So he simply became a soldier of fortune... I'm sorry that you did not wed, and even moreso that you were raped. It's a terrible feeling, that I've shared, I assure you. The feeling of their presense never comes off, no matter how hot the water, or how furiously you scrub. However, you were left a child, as I was not. I suppose that must've been a great burden for someone like you to bear. And the pressure of command is a burden as well. I'm sure you did everything in your power. And I'm glad you resolved that vampire problem...if that can be called solving." He stated in one big breath.

Asher took the sketch, and admired it. She was quite skilled at drawing, he thought, before she proceeded to semi-awnser his other question. " I suppose you're right, Songrose. This perpetual draw is by far the best choice. The war will last much longer, and there will be more casualities for each side. Husbands torn from wives, fathers from children, children from parrents. I don't believe that you need to give me any information on them." He turned back to her, eyeing her up and down. "Did you draw this from hand?" He asked her, flipping around the sketch.