[ His expression reminds her of someone quite... close to her. Very, very close-- closer than she even consciously recalls herself, for eons ago they had worked as one within a Trinity. But upon gaining a form, gaining a body and a personality, he had become arrogant, he had become someone who had such pride that he thought he was unbeatable, that he was acting as the herald of their Father.

...Perhaps he was onto something back then. That the divine flame of life was wasted upon humans and creation, and as the benevolent servants of their Father, destruction was only a push in the right direction.

This man before her-- he is one such human that had already started a fire. A conquest, wrecking lives and lands in the name for this Empire like so many countries and nations before. ]


Strong? Not you, not someone who has lost many times already. [ Now she puts some more pressure upon her grip, now there is a little more force to the way she holds him. ] Do you really think you're strong enough to win? Do you think you're strong enough to make a world in which she is truly safe?

[ What a precious man he is, to believe so. ] Tell me, who is the next candidate for the throne after you? You should pass Rinea onto him.