Shauna laughed quietly and shook her head.<span style="color: #ffff00">"i never said any of those things you just argued against. i used to climb this one tower in Ibara's temple, i would climb up high enough that i could see a dozen streets and then i would lay looking over the edge. i would watch the people living the kind of life i can never have and it made me feel so content... i never wanted to go be among them, i knew that i would only cause a problem but it was ok, i kept them safe. all of my problems, all of the things that keep me from ever being one of them made me the perfect person to protect their normal lives."</span>she looked up at Saerwynn and shook her head, reaching up with one hand to caress her cheek.<span style="color: #ffff00">"you are beautiful without all the gold, magic and paint."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>