Trust in me, thy emperor

  "Can't help? I didn't ask for help, I told our story since we shared. Besides, you think I don't know what's happened, we ran with tails between our legs, the dream of finding someone to replace Alfred and solidify our beliefs, it's just," the words locked at her teeth, her lips closed in submission, "-it's just," she kept around the same words.

  "Just?"

  "-Just that I want our beliefs to be reinforced. I don't want to look back and think I should have been better off handing ourselves to Lucifer's army. I sincerely apologize for the trouble, I never meant to bring Kul into our private affairs."