jade slowly relaxed, nuzzling into Sahra's neck.<span style="color: seagreen">"thank you mommy. thank you so much..." </span><br/><br/>Valeen rolled her eyes and shook her head.<span style="color: darkslategray"> "she challenges my authority, the authority of the temple, threatened me and my men, assaulted many of them and thinks shes above the law. its not my job to be understanding or forgiving, im a priestess in title only, my real job as everyone knows is to be suspicious and unrelenting." </span>she shook her head and pushed him away.<span style="color: darkslategray">"no, not when she sends you here to blackmail me. she has no authority in this city and im going to prove that."</span>she knocked on Ibara's door hard enough to rattle the hinges and crossed her arms.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>