<span style="color: #8000ff">"You recognized that I'm barely holding it together and you're wanting me to talk about this hostile brat. Of course my temper is going to flare. And most of what Athena and I say to each other is just banter between two warriors."</span><br/><br/>Rayne growled again and shoved the gem back to the man who had loaned it to her so they wouldn't understand her profanity laced rant. She carefully turned the chair around and nearly fell over again trying to sit down. Once seated she looked up at the men expectantly and folded her arms.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>