"I'm afraid it did need to happen. If not here, then on the road. Or at the guardhouse. And the later I tried, the more likely I would have died instead of them." Jahleh points out. "But you have a point. A sudden mob forming at this point can't help anyone."<br/><br/>She stepped out of the temple doors, bruised but unbroken. "What is the meaning of this?!" she shouted over the crowd.<br/><br/>Back inside, Syrene looks down. "I'm really sorry. I was the one who brought you into this..." she says, "I could try being a recluse at home for a while, but what will you do?"