The Emperor's Plans
The emperor stood at a decorated window, from this vantage point he could see the party leaving the inner court led by his personal guard. Music drifted up to him on the breeze and lanterns formed little yellow halos in the snow. His personal aide entered the room. Without turning away from the window he spoke.
"Our plans are finally in motion. With a little bit of luck and some work behind the scenes we will be rid of Mrtis and empire will be restored to its former glory."
The servant replied, "We must be most careful Great Dragon. We need to be certain that nothing can be traced to us, we need to move cautiously." The emperor turned around.
"Do not worry, my guard will plant the right seeds in the right ears. it will only take the slightest nudge here and there. Before long they will need me to take charge, it won't take much to gain control."
The emperor sat at a small table next to the window as the servant poured a cup of tea. "Don't worry, I'll move slowly. This has been developing for centuries, what's a few more decades."
The First Dragon of the Great Celestial Empire smiled as he looked out the window and sipped his tea. Before long the empire would once again become the largest power on Ardu and everyone else would make sure it happened.
