Valeen continued drinking while Animus read her files.<span style="color: #006666"> "Sharindia did this? i did not see that coming... we won't be dealing with any of this tonight but that does change things. Ibara assumed that Ras stole the boy to hurt her and did so by giving him fancy toys and stuff."</span>she thought for a moment before she shook her head.<span style="color: #006666">"i never thought Ras did this to hurt her, i thought he kept the boy because he doubted Ibara would be a good mother in her condition."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ff8000">"i am not having a serious discussion, i just stormed out of my own party because i do not want to have such conversations. especially when i have been drinking."</span>she took the bottle and then sighed irritably.<span style="color: #ff8000">"what was so wrong about me standing and leaning on the chair?"</span>she took a drink of the wine before she looked at him.<span style="color: #ff8000">"you want to make my life easier and be my friend? don't act like i am some stark raving bitch. i am not going to flip out on you just because you made a joke i didn't find humorous. my ego is not nearly that fragile... hell, i survived being replaced by the love of my life less then six hours after she threw me in a gutter." </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>