Emerald took a moment to consider Neo's words. They weren't... she wasn't being malicious. And she probably wasn't wrong, entirely. Em didn't know a lot about Cinder's real motivations, but she had never had reason to question them, and whether Cinder was fake or not didn't really matter. Because she treated Emerald well. She cared for Emerald. And that was the important part.

She doesn't need to be Salem. Nobody should want to be Salem.
Even if she gets the same amount of power as Salem has, she'll always be better than her.

That's kind of... that was kind of all that Emerald wanted to say as far as comparisons went. It just seemed, like. It seemed important to put it out there. Just as, she was certain, it seemed important for Neo to warn her about the nightmares. But... Emerald looked down at her drink, then to her device again, and let out a long breath through her nose as she typed.

So it won't be much different from what my nightmares are usually like.
That's what you're saying?
Because I'm surprised I can even get any sleep some nights because of her.