[ Previously ] ..."They will not accept you," she reasoned. His maniacal laughter bubbled up out of him again and she did not need to see his eyes to know the glint in them now. "They do not need to, they simply just have to kneel before me." ***** The cavern rumbled again and loose rocks tumbled from the ceiling around them. She was not sure if this network of tunnels would remain stable after the tremors ceased or if it would collapse altogether. Kek hanu seemed not to care either way as he continued stepping back towards the shadows. "I cannot let you abuse innocents like this," she warned him. She had hoped for reason, but prepared for a fight nonetheless if he was unwilling to see things her way. "I know, mother," he replied, a hint of resignation in his words. Her shoulders fell slightly at the reality they bot...