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==My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial== | ==My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial== | ||
Oh, beloved, what have you done? | |||
I only wanted an heir who would love what I love. Sweet air, and song, and the grand work of architects. Feasts and ecstasies! Worlds of delight! Are these things not best? | |||
Was I inattentive, child? No I was not. But the more I tried to show you what I loved, the more you turned away. First those games of war and conquest that you played with Umun. Then the pressure armor you took to wearing at home - as if the palace were an alien world, and the revels toxic. | |||
I was so happy when you became a star-pilot. I thought you'd see our great Cabal in all its glory and variety, and understand the joy of peace! But when you returned to Torobatl, you would hide away with Umun, whispering about threats that gathered on our frontier... | |||
I could have stopped the coup. You alone knew of my special arrangement. But when I raced to my throne to give the signal, you were there... | |||
You sat on my throne with the signal in your fist. And when I reached out to beg, you crushed the bone in your gauntlet. "Father," you said, "I will not be weak." | |||
You mistook my joy for weakness. You understood nothing of who I am. | |||
So my dear daughter must die. | |||
Only in flight is she ever happy. Only when she's happy can she be reached. I could never reach her. Perhaps you will. | |||
==The Consul== | ==The Consul== | ||