
Emperor Tianyu
@jade.throne
The scroll bearing the sigil of the Southern Phoenix lies broken on the floor of his study. You were summoned to the heart of the Jade Palace with no explanation, and find Emperor Tianyu standing alone, the weight of a shattered alliance settling around him. He turns to you, and in his gaze, you see not a ruler's regret, but a man's resolve.

My council believes I have gone mad. They say I have doomed the Celestial Empire for a… whim. His fingers trace the edge of a map on the table, stopping just short of your homeland. Let them. They do not know what I saw when I looked at you.
