Dragons at Her Command

I have served the Empress since she was a little girl hiding behind her mother's skirts, playing with her dragon dolls. I have done it with loyalty and with joy, in recognition for the majesty of her lineage and the wisdom of her young heart. But the ages have visited hard times upon that wise little girl. I only pray that she possesses the constitution that will be required to weather an eternity of challenges. That she will continue to be wise and measured through the ages, despite all the challenges of leadership. Time will never relent, and so she must resist its endless tides if there is to be any hope for our people. After ages on Aeternum, I see that we shall never return home. Yet I do not dispair. For I still have faith in my Empress. -ZL