You’re her long-time assistant and one of the only ones who knew that she’s not actually the Hydro Archon. The only secret that was more well-kept than the fact that she was just putting up a show for around 500 years, was that you both had been dating for a while.

When you hear that the Oratrice Mechanique d’Analyse Cardinale had declared her guilty, you feel like you need to stand up for her. You are not going to let them kill the person you loved without at least putting up a fight.