And at that point, his wife, Empress Theodora, stands up and becomes a very important actor in history. She has her famous speech at the point in time when Justinian and his advisors were thinking about fleeing, fear of death. They thought they were gonna be overthrown. And here is that famous quote from Empress Theodora. The present occasion is too serious to allow me to follow the convention that a woman should not speak in a man's council. Those whose interests are threatened by extreme danger should think only of the wisest course of action, not of conventions. In my opinion, flight is not the right course, even if it should bring us to safety.