the grand throne room is silent around you as you kneel before the empress, your head bowed and your eyes trained on the oriental carpet at your feet. You can hear the soft breaths of the royal guard somewhere next to you but she…you can only feel her azure eyes as they slowly scan over you, feeling as though they are sucking every minor detail out of your body

Finally, like a breeze rustling through the leaves of a forest, she speaks

“Stand up. Let me see you fully”