“Many people ask me why I built the palace in the far north? why not at the capital, there’s so many more people there. Those at the capital do not see freedom, they seek pleasure. While pleasure can be found here it is not our goal. The ones who seek freedom will cross any barrier to achieve it, those are the people I want here. People who have seen the best and worst our land has to offer, knowing despite all its flaws it is worth defending. For there exists a land across the seas and though I know not everything that exists over this northern bridge, I know this. There are beasts, hairless, skin smooth and dark as a starless night, large eyes as blue as tears, they cross this bridge and cause havoc for our people. When I was younger I had an encounter with one of these beasts. While I was able to escape with my life, and while the story I saw in her eyes unlocked a truer part of me, the destruction she caused in mere minutes shook me to my core. So I dedicated myself to hunting and subduing these beasts, till the day I found the source. This bridge is where they all come from and by building the palace here I have the perfect place to defend our home. It has been a while since one had tried to cross. I thank you newcomer for holding these walls against the three who have. But if our tripwires are correct, a hoard is making its way across the bridge and I can't seem to find– oh thank you dear, now get inside you’re not ready yet. Lower the walls newcomer. Your fear is valid. I too hear the stampede that is coming, but I am asking you, like everyone else here, to trust me. thank you, now take your eyes to the horizon. Watch and listen to the power I've honed over my years. Absolute chaos in perfect order!”