Val lay in bed and stared up at the dark ceiling. Sleep did not go and some sensible thoughts too. I didn’t want to do anything, just look at him, and at the same time not move. Despite the abundance of information and some first strong emotions, she felt devastated, she did not want to cry.

For what? Shedding tears means feeling sorry for yourself and relieving stress. She didn't feel sorry for herself. It seems that this happens all the time in her life.

Stress? She roared a week ago, at the same time she yelled at the dragon, yesterday she got off on Trista, today she said nasty...