Talking to Liara

Vincent saved himself as he stood in front of the lift seeing it move from the Cargo Bay to the Crew Quarters having a funny feeling about the situation.

Soon the lift arrived and Vincent found himself face to face with Mako who looked at Vincent and says, "How could you leave Wrex and Garrus alone with those two devils. They are thinking that the Cargo Bay is haunted now because of the little party trick they performed."

"Did they turn invisible and scared both?" asks Vincent as Mako nods while sighing.

"What did Titania want from you?" asks Mako curious when Vincent sighs.

"She wants me to talk to Liara about her mother's death. She thinks that she is too detached from such a matter because she was too young to know how it felt back then when she lost her parents," says Vincent sad as Mako sighs again.

"Being young is a bliss since those memories become blurry over time and when you are an adult they are can't get you as hard," says Mako as they arrived at the Cargo Bay.

Vincent then touches the button to the Crew's Quarters since he didn't want to let Mako wait because she was in it longer than he was and arrives there.

He sees the Krogan and Turian drinking something together while he went to the table at which his wives were sitting with Tristan, Kaidan, and Tali.

"Liara and Ashley aren't with you?" asks Vincent not seeing them in the group.

"Ashley is too afraid of Azura at the moment and Liara is in Medbay trying to work to repress her mother's death," says Tristan knowing everything that is going on on the ship as the Normandy's second-in-command.

"Then I have to go to the Medbay. Your sister wants me to talk to her," says Vincent as the women looked at him seriously.

"You aren't going to do that, right?" asks Karliah as she was asking if Vincent was going to manipulate her memories.

"No, just talking. You know where I stand when it comes to that method," says Vincent as he left for the Medbay.

He enters the Cargo Bay and finds Liara working hard while Dr. Chakwas was reading something while drinking some Serrice Ice Brandy enjoying her shore-leave.

They make eye contact and she stands up taking her glass and bottle with her. She also tried to talk to Liara but didn't break through her. Liara just jumped into more work.

Vincent was now alone with her in the Medbay. Liara didn't even notice it so focused was she on her work. Vincent walked towards the bed that was behind Liara and sits on it.

"It seems you are working too hard. The others are worried that you might be overworking yourself so you don't have to deal with your emotions," says Vincent scaring Liara who jumped up the moment she heard his voice.

She turned around and see Vincent sitting on one of the beds. He points at the bed across from him wanting Liara to sit on it. Liara sits down as she looked at Vincent.

"I just don't feel the same since my mother died. She and I didn't have the best relationship in the last few years but she was still my mother. Is it that bad for me to throw myself at work to forget what happened in Novaria," says Liara trying to defend herself.

"I never said that it is bad. I have done worse things when I have lost a dear person to me," says Vincent sadly as Liara could see his sad expression.

"I have lost many people over the years that I have loved," says Vincent looking at Liara as he summons two jars with mead in his hand and gives one to Liara.

"We always think that they want us to feel sad about their death but in reality they want us to live our life while thinking once in a while about them to honor their memories," says Vincent as he took a sip from the Honningbrew Mead.

"So we should continue our lives as if they were never there?" asks Liara a bit angry as Vincent smiles while shaking his head.

"No, we continue our lives because they were there. Everything you have done and everything you will do will show them that you didn't break at the moment they left us," says Vincent as he took another sip from his jar.

"Many people break from losing a loved one. We lose a part of ourselves but we need to stand up and fill that part with something new while remembering that those that walked before us," says Vincent as he looked at Liara.

"I have lost many wives, children, and grandchildren over the years. If I were to count how many people close to me died I would say over a hundred but less than a thousand," says Vincent which stunned Liara as Vincent smiles sadly.

"It is the curse of having a long life. If I were to count how many people died under my command I would have to go into the millions as every soldier that has died under my lead is my responsibility. I tried to end wars as fast as possible while holding our casualties low," says Vincent as he looked at his drink and Liara could feel fury coming from Vincent.

"I carry the will of over a million dead people. I live my life to honor those that died for me and those that I loved with all my heart. I always take a moment to think everything through before I proceed with what I am doing," says Vincent as now the fury subdued and Liara could feel something entirely different.

"Who are you really?" asks Liara as Vincent looked at her as she could see in his eyes the will to survive and an authority that is far bigger than her mother's.

"I am the First Emperor of the Highwind Empire that rules over Nirn. I am known as the Warmonger, Conqueror, and Dragonking. The bloodiest Emperor in the existence of all Nirn, Vincent Highwind," says Vincent as his body radiated authority from it.

"I-I heard that the Normandy and Commander landed on Nirn. I didn't know that-," says Liara as she didn't know what to say when Vincent stops her with just one gesture.

"The people on the ship didn't know that I am the First Emperor. The only people knowing that are Titania and Tristan with you we can say that three people know my little secret," says Vincent as Liara was surprised that only two people know about his real identity with her now three.

"I want it to stay between us since it could make the whole crew change because they aren't talking to the old and normal Vincent Highwind but talking to the First Emperor," says Vincent as Liara nods making Vincent smile.

"Also, if you really want to deal with your situation you should try to release all the pain and frustration you are feeling and concentrated it on one objective like Saren for example," says Vincent as Liara looked at him confused.

"It helped me back in the days when I was mourning the death of a loved one. I would go to the Throat of the World and scream it all out until I was tired. I even chased after a Daedric Prince after he killed my son. I couldn't kill him but he knew that if he messed with my family again that would change," says Vincent as Liara now made an objective out of Saren.

She wanted revenge for her mother and Saren was now her objective to release her anger. It might have changed things for Liara as her obsession for work vanished but it was replaced with vengeance for her mother.

"I will kill him," says Liara as Vincent could see an unshakeable will in Liara's eyes.

"I hope so but don't become like me," says Vincent as Liara looked at him confused.

Soon the room was dark and Liara could only see darkness it suddenly tried to swallow her which made her nervous before Vincent appears.

"If you follow the path of vengeance this is what you will become. You should talk to Ciri. She can show you a different path that isn't rigid with corpses and darkness," says Vincent as he pulls her out of the illusion.

"Why do you want me to not follow vengeance?" asks Liara as Vincent looked at the window to see his wives sitting around a table with the others.

"Vengeance is a double-edged sword. It will help you but it also taints you forever. I never let my children walk this path nor will I allow people I know to walk it. I was born from a pursuit of Vengeance which ended with my death and rebirth," says Vincent as he didn't want to birth another him or Nidhogg into this world.

"You should try to seek redemption for this pain you are feeling," says Vincent as he finishes his drink before walking towards the door.

"And if you need a person to talk to I or the others could listen and help you with the pain you are carrying. No person carries his cross alone," says Vincent as he passes through the door leaving Liara to think for herself which path she should take.

In the meantime in the Cargo Bay, Mako was holding both of the troublemakers in her hands when she says, "You really resemble your older brother a lot. He was quite the pain in the ass while he was at your age."

"Who do you mean?" asks Ishly as she and Provus we're curious.

"Godo Highwind, he is the son of Vincent and me. He was quite naughty while he was young until he became an adult and the Dragonking," says Mako as she entered the lift not letting them go.

"What did he do?" asks Provus as Mako smiled at them.

"He would skip training thinking that he was the greatest because he could turn into a Dragon only to be trained even harder the next day.

Then there were his pranks which infuriated all of your mothers except for Anra. She knew that children had some phases they go through but she was cold when it came to punishment holding her ruler in her hand to spank him every time," says Mako making the two picture Anra who was already quite serious with them because of their education holding a ruler ready to attack them at any moment.

Their expression made Mako chuckle as it seemed like the two were picturing Anra doing those horrible deeds that never happened.