<span style="color: #666600">"Maybe we can. I will hold onto what little hope I have left." </span>She looked at Order for a long moment then nodded.<span style="color: #666600">"I haven't seen that smile in so, so long. One day at a time. With you by my side I know we'll get through this, together."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #4da6ff">"Technically the gods reached out to me. And you're not a god, you're a person. A woman just like me who has loved and lost and been torn apart and abused by the government that was supposed to protect her. I would have liked to see you try that, another one tried to attack me not an hour ago and Order buried him in the planet. Maybe I am being a little argumentative, but surely it's better than everything bending at the knee and calling you Empress?"</span>She laughed softly and shook her head.<span style="color: #4da6ff"> "Look at me, I've been lying to myself for the last ten years that I was fine. I still managed to help people, those two are a disaster, sure, but I'm sure they can still help you. I have a question for you though, why do you care about either of them?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>