Galinor smiled. "Don't feel sad for me, child. I've lived a very long, very full life. Death is simply the passing of this form for another. I've already visited the outer planes while still clothed in my flesh. It's really not so bad. For what it is worth, I shall miss this world, but that's not my concern right now. No, child. I care more for who I shall leave behind. My people will need looking after. I shudder to thin what may happen to my subjects." He leaned down and nuzzled Aksaja a little bit, then moved to Asanjus.

"I trust you have come here to claim a piece of my empire?"

Asanjus looked at his ancestor. "Yes. I will not hide it. For what it is worth, I promise to look after the people you entrust to me well. They will want for nothing."