"Oh, don't talk about her like that. She's had a hard life and an even worse afterlife."

Valdis still isn't going to cry though, she doesn't need to right now, because she's here and so is Erin and happiness has to be more powerful than suffering. Though only one of those fuels the ship.

"Still, you need to remember, Erin. Tiamat and I were once allies. No matter what you think, or what others think, it doesn't change the fact that I am very much capable of doing the same things she did."