[Look, it's very possible that Shionne's point of view of things is very skewed as well. He's pretty popular with everyone as the Iron Mask, Liberator of Dahna, but she seems to only remember the women, who stare too much in her opinion. She will never acknowledge the why of that statement either.

But, hey, at least Kisara will probably pick up on the fact that there's more tension to their relationship before Shionne and Alphen do. Who knows.

Shionne is more than pleased to shift the topic to the mark on her wrist.]

The people around here assure me that it'll fade pretty easily without me having do anything. They refer to their gods as "They Who Where Here Before" or something like that. And they've been pretty welcoming.

[She grimaces.]

It's a little strange. I'm still waiting for someone to yell at me for being a Renan and call me a killer.