"I am Shara."
Shara moved her head around, as though she was looking through the crowd at individual faces.
"I do not have a last name, for I am not a noble. I am an orphan. My parents died when I was just a little girl, and my grandmother raised me until a few years ago, when she too passed away. Since then, I've worked as a tavern girl until a few months ago."
"Situations arose that forced me to leave my tame life and make decisions that would change it forever. Before I knew it, I was on this path to become the Empress, and with your help, I'll surely become that."
"If you make anyone among us an Emperor, know that only one of them will understand where you've come from. Only one of us will understand the pain that commoners feel day to day."
"I will help raise you all from this darkness, not just the nobles and the rich."
Shara gave a small bow toward everyone and moved back to her seat.
