"Oh, I hate what happened, how it happened and never would have agreed were I given the chance." Hazel confirmed with a nod.

"However, I also know that it's thanks to what happened that I am able to do what I do in a day, that I'm even alive to see this era of the world." She asdded.

"So, while I hate it, I wouldn't change it."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Hazel shook her head.

"Not at all. Actually, I had little to do with it, was just the one that was able to identify if it was actually having any effect at all." She told him.

"I can literally see mana, after all, and seeing the suppressed, darker, ring around it - because to me, mana is very bright - was an easy way to find out if it was working." She added.

"as for who actually did it, they're in the room over there." She then said, motioning toward a room that looked more like an office. The door was ajar, light was coming out of it, and he could hear voices coming from within.

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"Just go knock. They're just catting." Hazel said simply.

"Meanwhile, I need to get back to what I was doing."he added. "Sorry to abndon you like this." She added before waving and heading off to a table she'd been sitting at, where Ciroc saw there was some paperwork. She took a seat, and started writing again, filling something out.

Ciroc just sighed before heading over to the door, knocking lightly on it.

"Oh! Hello." The redheaded woman inside said as she saw him through the gap.

"Please, come in." She added. "Good to see you out and about."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

The redhead paused a moment, before chuckling lightly.

"Yes. Kiah Remmington." She answered with a nod.

"This snake here is Ilias Nicolo." She said with a smirk.

"Good to see the bracelet seems to be doing it's job. How are you feeling? Any odd sensations or what-have-you?"

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Kiah just laughed.

"Yeah. He's a bit of a snake. Not as much as Jake though, I admit." She commented with a snicker.

"Anyway! Do you happen to have any questions?" She asked Ciroc, "This is a good time to ask if you actually do want to ask anything."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Kiah just sighed, heavily.

"I'm a Fyrane. Strongest fire mages on the planet... however, someone in my ancestry got cocky, and stole the flames from a phoenix. As a result, our mana is now cursed." She told him honestly.

"That rune that dropped? That was what my curse is. It's... well, I can steal the souls of all within it, if I so chose. At the cost of fracturing my own soul."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"... That is very true." Kiah commented.

"We will have to wait and see on that front. Although, it does seem neither of his kids got. Not sure on Kelly, but I would be surprised if she didn't." She added after a moment or two.

"So how are you founding this place?" She then asked Ciroc, her voice curious.

"I hope those you have met have been kind."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"The thing is, her past is what caused her to end up as she is." Kiah commented.

"Which is definitely not ideal, however." She added. "But... she's making the best of her life, and waht she has."

"Don't pity her. She hates that."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"I just hope we never see that damned elf again." Kiah commented, her voice getting extremely dark.

"Because no. If I do ever see her, I will seriously be the one to rip her still beating heart from her ribcage." It was extremely rare she got dark and threatening like this.

"That bitch has caused enough problems that one would think that her comeuppance would have comne by now."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"dark elves in this world are..... not exactly nice creatures." Kiah stated.

"Barring a few, but then again, the two in question aren't full elven." She added.

"And I apologise. I just... The bitch tore my aunt's family apart, and I will never forgive her for that."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫