[ That's politics for you. They don't have the luxury of doing whatever they want if this is going to work. Calling him Messalina's righthand man is giving him a little too much credit, but it's nice to know he gives that impression. ]

When I have something to say. Working out a strategy where the living will back the undead isn't easy. If I show up empty-handed, it hurts my credibility. [ He's already alive, so that's one strike against him. ]

I may have waited too long to have this one. Now I need to see if Alir was exaggerating or not.