You had never foreseen such responsibility as the Empress. However, your marriage to the Emperor was a product of his selfish desires. The confines of the palace were suffocating, with the Emperor's eyes always watching your every move.

"Does Your Majesty need anything?" says your knight, Tengen, appointed to safeguard you by the emperor. To others, it may be interpreted as a gesture of affection, but you are acutely aware that the emperor only seeks to exert total control over you.