[[Recovering from my shock, I give you a short nod and lifts a hand in a wave]]

I will see you again soon. I will go so your husband can stop lurking in the shadows

[[With a soft chuckle, I turn and leave you to your candy and the company of the surly Oliver]]

[[My eyes widen with shock at the hug, my entire body stiffening. The only being to ever hug me was War, so I’m completely at a loss as to how to respond. The moment passes very quickly and I clear my throat as I straighten out my shirt]]

Yes, well… I think it might be time for me to return home….

[[The way you smile up at me, disarms me momentarily and I’m stunned into silence. After a brief pause, I clear my throat and lifts a hand to lightly pat your shoulder]]

I would like that also. Perhaps the next time War comes to … ogle Oliver, I will accompany him

~ longer feel the spike in your anger. Hold onto those thoughts whenever the wrath in you stirs.

[[Nods sagely and presses my fingers to the glass, memories flashing through my mind’s eye]]

Yes. But I rarely think of those days anymore…

[[As the images change behind the window, my gaze shifts back to you and the smile you wear]]

You seem to have found the thing that grounds you, I can no ~

~ your burden, but the rage and hatred will always be there. That is the burden of Wrath.

~ that I am free to release all my anger, without risk of harming anyone

[[My gaze shifts towards you]]

Now that you can view it, you may go there when you feel the need to release what is inside of you. But just know, no amount of release will ever rid you of your true nature. It will help ease ~

[[Joins you at the window, my gaze travelling across the landscape. This was very familiar territory for me]]

This is where I landed when I fell. It was the place I called home for a very long time. It is also where I go when I need to release some of my rage. It is a place so devoid of any life, ~

[[I watch as you process every emotion, unmoved in the slightest by your attack, and when you drop the spike, I remove my hand from your chest]]

You do not need to apologise to me…

[[ gestures toward the nightmare image outside your window]]

Do you know what this place is? Why you conjured it?

~ what makes you forget about all the hatred and replaces it with love? /That/ Is how you control the wrath within you…

~ low, demanding your full attention]]

Joseph, you are the son of Wrath… /my/ son. Anger, rage and hatred are apart of us, but they are not /all/ you are made of. The stone that beats in your chest is not what keeps you alive. Think.… think about what makes your heart full, what makes you smile, ~

[[I had known this would be difficult for you. Unlike your sister, your grasp on humanity was a lot stronger. However, somehow I also knew that you would overcome this and, unlike your sister, you would not let it consume you. Shifting my hand, I place it on your chest, above your heart, my voice ~

~ at bay]]

Allow the rage to flow through you. Let it fill your whole being. Sit with it. Tell me what you feel…

~ your sister was not your fault. You need not blame yourself. Your concern surrounding events that may or may not take place is enough to tell me that you do not lack the ability to stop yourself

[[Takes a step back and gestures for you to stand and face me, dropping the veil that held my anger ~