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"For the better part, those you have sent deserve their fate... and you are not the source of their discomfort... Kero, do not shoulder blame where no blame exists. Someone has to do that chore and you do it with a touch of compassion which others have not done. As for Luna... I think you will hurt her even more if she heard you speak those words. Yes, she called you a bully... and from what I heard, you deserved it, a little... you have always had a way of going over board on things. But have you learned anything from this? I think you have... and that is what makes love grow... It's not hiding away from the pain but embracing it and learning from it. Your daughter has opened her heart to you... and you have done the same for her... that is why it hurt so much. But when you do this, you open yourself to pain... trouble is... you are not her and she is not you... there is going to be times when the two of you will not see eye to eye... and she is going to get angry and well.. so are you. There are going to be times when she's going to do something to get you riled up as well... Understand? But if you truly love her, you will go back and face what you did and go forward from that. If not, then all you've done so far.. all the love you felt and shared will be a sham."

Talesian sits down by the dust and curses his own stupidity. Suddenly he gets an idea. Reaching out with his thoughts he contacts Lyssan.

"Ma... I have a problem on this end... I need Luna here, with me. Can you send her to me through this link or do I need to come and get her. I really d on'ot want to leave right now... things are a bit... well tenuous..."

While he waits for Lyssan to figure out the best way to bring Luna through, he finds himself weeping. "Kero, Kero... I gave you my heart so you could truly know what it mean to love and be loved... not to condemn you to a life of pain... Dulcha, why must you block us out?"

**I remember something but not the particulars... can't even remember where in the threads it was.... not a good sign though, right**

Tam begins to panic. "Kero... Kero, please pull yerself together... I love you, Taro... don't do this, I pray..." He begins to weep frantically, his tears falling into the dust at his feet. He holds the robe to his chest and weeps for the one he fears he has lost.

Tam falls to his knees by the pile of dust. "Kero... you fought for me... you did things for me no one... not even Bez has thought to do... let me help you... please... " begs Tam, his own heart, so fragile and new, pounding so loud in his ears he doesn't hear the tiny voice at his knee.

"Whar Daddy?"

Luna looks at this funny man, so tall and skinny, kneeling on the ground weeping before a pile of dust, holding her daddy's robe in his hands and comes to the conclusion that he's hurt Kero. In anger she strikes out at him.

"Whar my Daddy?" she cries throwing herself at Talesian, using her claws, acid and bite to drive him to the ground. "Wuff you do to Daddy?"

She stops her attack, which is good because she was getting rather savage and Tam was refusing to defend himself for fear of hurting her. Turning she squeals. "Daddy... wuff he do to you... you awl tiwny!"

She looks at him funny. "Mama sawd I showld go whar I was needed, so I did... buff he huwt ye, didn't he... He bawd man..." she says getting between Kero and Tam baring her teeth. "I no wet hiwm huwt ye... Yer my Daddy... I wuv you."

Luna licks his cheek and sighs. "Why you huwt self... nowt a good ting to huwt self... you no wanna panking.... so be good... wight?"

Tam sinks down to the ground, laughing weakly. "Out of the mouth of a babe... listen to her, Taro... what ye did was a spanking offense... even in my book..." He looks at his clothes and groans. "Little one, Your Grandpa Bez is going to be so angry with me... he just make me this shirt..."

Tam nods his gratitude and puts it back on, ignoring the cuts and scrapes on his arms. They'll heal and he doesn't want to draw attention to them. He looks up to see Luna staring at him.

"Is something wrong, Luna?" he asks with a puzzled frown.

"Who Grampa Bez? I tawght you wawr my Daddy's Daddy."

Tam chuckles. "I am... sort of... but right now, I"m more of his Mommy than a Daddy... It's confusing, I know... but I have two little girls who are probably walking circles into the floor right about now... wondering where I am...and I really don't have time to go into the details. Kero, are ye okay, now.... I really hate to nag and run... but dinner is on the stove back home and well... neither of those two are very good in the kitchen."