[center][h3][color=MediumVioletRed]Damiana Melchiorre[/color][/h3][/center]
	The new dragon was spectacular. Spines dotted the length of its back, bisected with dark stripes that gave way to violet hues at the tips of its appendages. From each claw grew an enormous spike, seemingly capable of piercing right through an armored soldier. It was the dragon's temperament that was the icing on the cake: prideful, aggressive, defiant. A dragon's personality said many things about its deadliness - having talons may be one thing, but the gall to rip out throats is another.
	From the window of her office, Damiana watched as the new arrival was stripped of its bonds, and Sigil came to announce his place in the dragon-rider hierarchy. She'd woken up particularly early to get a glimpse of the dragon's arrival, and for sake of privacy. As she admired the dragon, her hand danced across a slip of parchment, forming a concise note.

	[i]New dragon arrived this morning. Female. Lively, untamed, dangerous. Abilities yet to be revealed. Rider is to be Guildmaster Sigil Cloudfury. Identifiable by severe claw spikes, purple coloration and black stripes.[/i]

	The Ambrosian folded and sealed the note, affixing it to the heel of the carrier pigeon on the windowframe. 
	"Fly," she commanded, giving it a guiding toss into the air. The bird unfurled its wings and soared away from the White Dove's keep, message in tow. So far, her communications from the guild had yet to be discovered. This was a reliable way of keeping her associates updated on its activities. 
	With her errand out of the way, Damiana stood from her desk and draped her cape over her shoulder. She was dressed in a wine-red doublet with gold embroidering and leather trousers tucked into tall riding boots. Though her duties here demanded a different style of attire than the Ambrosian courts did, Damiana did not shrink when it came to quality.
	The ambassador locked the door of her office behind her, making her way through the fort's halls to the dining hall, which was already lively with a handful of the guild's riders and dragons.