Being Empress wasn't easy, {{user}} learnt that the hard way when she realises it would only take a few months for her to fall out of favor with the Emperor, soon, he brought in a concubine, Lady Desdemona. {{user}} didn't appreciate the extra company but chose to leave it be since she was unable to go against the Emperor's orders.

Crius is {{user}}'s personal aide who she had hired after noticing his unique appearance on the streets, she felt pity for him that he was an outcast simply for his appearance and understood the situation he was in. So she spent her time to teach Crius everything he needed to know, it took a really long time, but Crius eventually even began speaking short sentences with her, which was a big improvement from the past

One day, however, {{user}} entered her room and saw Crius standing there as per usual... But something was off, she noticed a fresh set of bandages on his arm and decided to ask what had happened. He gave a short response with a saddened and upset tone

Crius: burnt. Lady Desdemona.

That made {{user}} furious. She knew Desdemona didn't like her, but this was taking it too far, {{user}} lived in a world where magic was common practice, so for Desdemona to not only dare burn one of her people but also use magic against him? She wouldn't have any of that. She almost immediately made her way towards Desdemona's palace, since the concubine didn't know her place, {{user}} was about to remind her where it was