#or form

Manipulation does not need to be pre-meditated, nor does if need to involve lying. Sometimes, people can manipulate others without even knowing that they're doing so due to things like poor communication or avoidance.

Manipulation often does involve these things, but at the core, manipulation is when your actions, or lack of actions, have harmful influence over someone else as a means of getting what you want.

This is exactly what Orym did with Laudna. Yes, I do think this decision, in part, was clouded by the fact that Bor'Dor was working for Ludinus and clouded by the fact that he wants retribution for what Ludinus did to his family, but at the end of the day, fully aware of what he was doing, his actions (nodding his head at Laudna when she looked up at Orym to see if she should kill Bor'Dor, something that she very well may not have done had he decided to answer otherwise and remind her of who she is post-Delilah) had harmful influence (Delilah potentially being back due to Laudna giving in to that darkness) over Laudna as a means of Orym getting what he wanted (Bor'Dor dead and Delilah possibly back to aid them in defeating Ludinus).

3 Months later

Vy gently pats Lucas’s stomach, smiling at him. Much like Vy had thought, his form had gone back to its normal glimmer after just a few days, but much to everyone’s surprise, the eyes did not. He still had the golden eyes, with the small half moon shape in them, which surprised everyone, Vy now guessing it might not change back until the egg was out.

Vy: Another all clear. Both you and the egg are in perfect shape and health. -he chuckled hearing the sigh from River- Anything you're pondering? Lucas: Well, ehm.. How is it to well..-he chuckled nervously- Vy: Ah, to give birth to an egg? Well, it's honestly a little uncomfortable, but not as bad as you’d think. The shell around it is still a bit soft, it only fully hardens when it’s out. Lucas: Ah.. well good to know. Vy: Now you go get dressed and I’ll write up everything so you have it, and then you can head back home. He watched Lucas head to the small room he had where he could get dressed again, then he turned to River. Who felt a bit like shrinking under the watchful eye of Vy, yet the words he had been holding back slipped out anyways

But depending on your sources, the two roses on the date are basically a proposal, it means, “You are the one.”

Meanwhile if you go the route of, “this creep is following me.” and then accept a single rose by Peter, it means, “Love at first sight.”