<span style="color: #666600">"I don't care. I still need to be that person our people can trust and not fear. And following in Melody's footsteps, being someone good enough to be called the Empress, is the only way to soothe my guilty conscious and help our people and our families."</span><br/><br/>Erin nodded and teleported away while Jim smiled to Britomart. "It'll close back up once we're through, think of it as a door to hide our home from any wandering eyes. Not that I imagine there will be too many people exploring around Stromgarde these days."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>