Aurelius shook her head and fluttered her wings. She said quietly, "Because he does these things, doesn't mean I don't love him. I see some good in him. It's just hidden deeply." She shifted and sat down again, not looking at Rio.
He sighed, he wished that she wasn't in that fire as a baby, because Markus didn't deserve to have anyone who cared about him. He was such a horrible being, but somehow she didn't see that. "Well, I guess my parents weren't any better." He said, "Or, my mom."