I'm Rudbeckia. [ no surname, not anymore. ] As the High Priestess of Set, my main duty is to him, but I also try to help those like me: civilians who are uninvolved in the conflict.

[ those familiar with Ruby will find her presence somewhat changed; while her fear and anxiety remains, and it still feels as though she could flee from you at any moment, there is something that bolsters her now. she takes comfort in the warm, red sands that surround her. ]

I don't participate. You can yell at me all you want, but I'm just an ordinary, weak person who wouldn't be able to fight back anyway. It would be throwing my life away – especially now, when I'm sure our Shards will no longer be safe.

I'll help where I can. But I have no desire to make myself a target when I can't protect myself, and I would only be a burden if I needed someone to always keep me safe. [ there is something else she doesn't say, that nonetheless lingers in Communion: that she would not trust a single Meridian besides Set to actually protect her to that extent. ] So, I won't stand against Zenith. I'll make myself friendly to their Shard-Bearers, in the same insignificant way that I am to all of you.

That's all. Good luck to you all in the Oracle trial.