Rayne blushed a little but it would be hard to see from the distance.<span style="color: #5900b3">“Wha- I was hoping you were going to tell me to kiss you or something first.”</span>She cleared her throat and stood up.<span style="color: #5900b3"> “Well, no time like the present.” </span>She flipped through her book until she found a song and read it over a few times.<span style="color: #5900b3"> “Okay, no pressure…. It’s just Eliza…” </span>After collecting her nerves she smiled to Eliza and started to sing. While she stumbled a little at first, her lessons had proved fruitful and once she found her groove she poured her passion into the song. When she finished she took a deep breath and smiled to her friend.<span style="color: #5900b3">“What do you think?”</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #330066">“Then we’ll buy some bags before we hit the market to stock up on food. Ras’ coffers are endless and if he has a problem with me using his money to support my family he knows which bed to find me in.” </span>She grinned at Anna and shook her head.<span style="color: #330066">“Maybe you are, but to me you are the most beautiful and sexy thing on two legs.”</span><br/><br/>Ras started to eat his own food now that he was able and shook his head.<span style="color: #336600">“Thank you, Jasmine. I appreciate that. But I’ll still show up tonight to see what it’s like in your world. I trust you as much as you trust me.” </span>He reached up to rub the bridge of his nose.<span style="color: #336600">“I know why she treats me like she does and I don’t blame her. I just wish she would let me feed her without making it such an ordeal every day. I’m never going to let her get a rise out of me and most days I ignore her to give Ibara a pat on the head and some new wine to sample. But for Ibara would I suffer this for the end of my life.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>