[I]Lucis caput[/I]

The celebrations did not last forever, and soon life in the glorious radiant jewel of an empire went on. That was of course expected from the council and their empress. Both of witch had much to do. The main room in the huge Spira stellarum was a massive hall big enough for the empress and her council. The council always sat around a table with the current military commander closest to the empress who herself would lay on top of a balcony looking out over the debating hall. The room was guarded by the finest elite guards the empire had to offer (Often however they where retired officers on a more of a ritual duty). Several statures, paintings and other art master-works hang in this great hall. 
[I]''My motion today is one i do find this hall needs to address. The taxes needs to be raised for indeed...''[/I] Khairi waved his hands like a true debater as he walked around the hall 
[I]''...Our kin have been paying way to little. Some even say they want to add more money in to our empire if it is the will of the empress. I say most of them say that''[/I] Judeus stood up almost enraged
[I]''This is blasphemous! We can not abuse the faith of the poor to our own gain. The empire is a utopia, the extra iron coins would be to nothing. I dare suspect a certain self-filling lizard amongst us simply want more.''[/I] Khairi waved his hand as to wiff away this statement in to a dustbin
[i]''Our empires military is a mass of flesh. It needs more investment. Our ships are poorly built. they need more investment. See Judeus my friend our empire is perhaps a utopia on the social level but our economy needs a boost!''[/I] 
[I]''And this so called boost should come from our brothers and sisters on the streets? Are you mad coinsmith?''[/I] The heated debate was just getting in to the personal relationship of the two dragonkins in question before a messenger pooped in. He gave a scroll quickly to Johannes before departing. 

[I]''Troubling''[/I] Johannes rose to the tree other beings in this hall
[I]''The heretics of Azera has issued a trading embargo on us and they are asking for others to join in.''[/I] Instantly the room shifted to a very serious tone as Judeus spoke again 
[I]''Proves what we said all along. They are false sayers and warmongers. Embargoes are a clear escalation.''[/I] The empress spoke for the first time during these hearings. 
[I]''I will speak with the other nations of this world. They will not be so foolish to embargo us.''[/I] Johannes responded
[I]''What about the army?''[/I]. The empress rose and gave one of her trademark ''this is not something to get worried about smiles'' across her scales. Johannes simply nodded in response. Khairi however seemed displeased
[I]''The trade embargo will pose a serious treat to our way of living. I say we put more soldiers on our trade barges to make sure that these fools don't interrupt us''[/I] The other two nodded and Johannes wrote that order down.
[I]''What about the kins welfare?''[/I] The empress eluded, her caring attitude often got the better of her
[I]''The kin will know full well that this is a temporary problem. And since heretics are doing it, the kin will rally behind our banner even faster in case they deigned to do anything''[/I] 

Shortly after the meeting was over, the empress went up to her own special balcony from witch she would and indeed did take off in to the white skies above. She would fly across the heavens night and day, to speak with the other habitants of this world. She would go first to the Steam Coalition and see where she went from there. She was worried, extremely worried what the rest of the nation was going to do..but her fears where dulled by the cold wind as she descended and ascended at random intervals. Almost made her feel young again, back when only dragons like her ruled the world. 
[I]''So long ago...''[/I]