"I am Champion." Meesei repeated, though her tone carried little enthusiasm in the statement. "Though I expect, if I have any desire to hold on to that tile, I am going to have to defend it far more than I have before. I think the war kept most of the ambitious occupied, but now I have given them reason to act. That Altmer was probably just the first of many. But..."

Meesei took in a deep breath, trying to find in her mind any possible silver lining to the situation she had created. "Maybe I do not have to start from the beginning. At least I was wise at one point in my life: I have my council. Ri'vashi, Saras, the others, they have been managing the war in my absence, correct? I know they would not have given up. Perhaps, with their help, I can find my role again?"

Once Meesei set her sights on the Black Book in Fendros' hands, her expression became focused and severe. She fell into silence for a few moments, then extended out her hand towards him. With a surprisingly powerful burst of telekinesis, she yanked the book from Fendros' hands and pulled it to hers. She stared at the book, her hands trembling slightly as she bared her teeth angrily.