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"Mama... I came to talk to you."
"Oh. Katakuri! What is it? Can't you see that I'm preparing for bedtime?"
Linlin stops and looks at her son who just barged into her room.
"Please. I promise I won't take too long. But it's imperative that I talk with you."
"Huh? Very well. But make it quick!"
"Mama. A lot of us are concerned about your "deal" with Cavalier. This... alliance, the marriage, letting him choose. This behavior is worrying. It's not like you at all. I understand that you have a plan but leaving us all in the dark does not help. I just want to know what you're trying to achieve is all so I can calm down my siblings."
"So you're demanding answers from me huh?"
"I'm merely asking..."
The living sun and cloud, as well as Big Moms hat all speak up.
"Please Mama! We want to know too! We're so confused!"
"Hmmmmm. Fine. I will not tolerate dissent. So I guess I'll tell you. But only on one condition. What I'm about to tell you will stay between the five of us. If this information got out it could have devastating consequences."
"I can't promise that without knowing what you're about to tell me Mama."
"Too bad. You will. And the only thing you'll tell your siblings is that they have no reason for concern! Understood?"
Katakuri silently accepts his fate.
"Yes."
"Alright then. I'll be brief."
Sitting down on her impressive bed Mama gets surrounded by her homies and her son.
"Now then. Are you aware of where that boy comes from?"
"I heard the rumors circulating but that's about it."
"Hmph. I should make sure that the homies that were running their mouths get punished. But no matter. That makes it easier for me. So you know how he was enslaved. Now I have another question. I know you were little back then. But how much do you remember of Rocks?"
"Uncle Xebec?! What does he have to do with anything?"
Mama grins.
"He is the one who inherited the will of Xebec. Or rather it was bestowed upon him."
"Bestowed? What do you mean?"
Suddenly Mamas expression soured.
"Those dogs on that island... They are the ones responsible. They played Tenryubito on their little island, pretending to be gods, torturing a little child. Despicable scum!"
Linlin almost spat on the ground in disgust.
"They did something that not even the Celestial Dragons would do, for they enjoy watching their toys suffer. Perhaps out of malice or incompetence they took things too far. You see Silver, or the boy who he used to be, wasn't simply tortured. He was killed. Through pain and the withholding of affection they utterly crushed his spirit. His body was fine and he had a soul. But he was profoundly... empty."
