"People are fish to us, child. Your mother's death hurts, because she was your mother and Im robbed your childhood of security and happiness. You're justified in your revenge. But to him, she was only a fish. We live a long time and they don't. Don't make his crime bigger than it is." "I will kill him." Erra's eyebrows rose. "You'd have to go through me first." I shrugged. "I have to do something for a warm-up." She laughed softly. "That's the spirit. I do think you might be my favorite niece." "It warms my heart."