| did you know the empress has abandoned you? these are harsh and dark times indeed. there may have been a proper ruler. once. but the heiress is just a title. and the rule of the many by the few ceased the minute hellions were let loose and the sensible folk were all conscripted. all thats left are the nutter sorts. the holdouts. the layabouts. the handout seekers. and the especially enterprising. you may as well live how you want. anybody who would have stopped you has already left. it may be every man for himself... | | but be sure to be there for you. friend. | |\ /) /\_\\__ (_// | `>\-` _._ //`) \ /` \\ _.-`:::`-._ // ` \|` ::: `|/ | ::: | |.....:::.....| |:::::::::::::| | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | | ::: | \ ::: / \ ::: / `-. ::: .-' //`:::`\\ // ' \\ |/ \\