<span style="color: #ffff00">"sheer madness and stupidity would be my guess... i don't want sympathy, i just want to be cared for, i have suffered far too much, as have you."</span><br/><br/>Ibara barely looked up at Ras but she clearly wasn't struggling with Valeen, perhaps because she knew it was pointless.<span style="color: #b35900">"they already won, all that is left is to bury my corpse, i am tired of walking around dead."</span><span style="color: #006666">"it's not that simple Ras, you may be able to protect her body but seeing her hurl herself off a balcony would decimate her credibility with the people."</span><span style="color: #ff8000"> <span style="color: #b35900">"what for? you think your going to make me feel better? your one step behind me... you have sworn off friends and lovers and children just as i have but i am smart enough to just finish things and be done with this life."</span></span><br/><br/><span style="color: #003366">"that other Ras and so many like him had Vyre and it always ends in misery, bloodshed and heartbreak... Athena is another example of such a disaster. i am just glad you are happy my dear, ow-"</span>she hissed in pain and rubbed her belly with a pained smirk.<span style="color: #003366">"that's a rib."</span>she pulled his hand to her belly and one could swear the child was having a battle in there from the kicking.<span style="color: #003366">"i swear this one isn't going to be happy until at least one rib is cracked."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>