[i]"I seek not to help you, but to help myself. I seek what is best for the Alliance. And Vulcan deemed her end the best course of action." "When the bomb was dropped, when Edgewater dropped the bomb, ready to incite disaster and demise, who saved your petty Queen? Us. The Alliance. Your Queen stood idle, prepared to abandon the City of Old. It was we who took action."[/i] [b]He closes his hands around the remnants of the flower. Static burns the air, and the smell of Ozone is ripe as the flower begins to burn.[/b] [i]"We, the Alliance, stood strong till the end. And what happened to your Queen?"[/i] [b]He pushes his hand behind his cloak, drawing forth a handful of ash.[/b] [i]"This. Because she was stupid and arrogant. She believed in the power of a lost Deity and she payed for it."[/i] [b]He walks towards the gates.[/b] [i]"Deities are lost in time for a reason, woman."[/i] [b]He stops, and glances your way.[/b] [i]"Well? Guide me. Your last ruler was a power to be reckoned with." "I am excited to see this power above the last."[/i]