"Erica?" AEanna called out, concerned and alarmed by Erica's sudden retreat. She groaned to herself as she knew that the matter at hand had to be resolved first. Turning to Tophat, she readied herself.
"Let us finish this quickly then." Floods of old events and emotions came to the fore of her mind as she drew on her experiences with Tophat. Her apprehension at first meeting the group, the weakness and confusion when Tophat stole some of her magic. The horror when he slew a helpless enemy soldier. Understanding that there was more to him as time went on, and the gratitude when he helped her come to terms with her vampirism, and later on when he helped her to steel herself against the memory of her own birth. The suspicion and worry at the hints that he had bombed Stockholm, the outrage when she found out for certain, and finally the moment when she accepted that he had changed, and considered him one of her most steadfast friends. It all came rushing back with ease.
OOC: @Gear Three aliens still hanging around if you want to do anything with them.