Editing Ledaal Endar (section)

==The Four Questions==

'''1) Why are you more loyal to the Empress and/or the Realm than the average Dynast?'''

From young age, I was conditioned to serve the Scarlet Empress and to stay faithful to her. All Iselsi owe it to her, as if it wasn't for her benevolence, our house would be in the same state as the Manosque, all because of a few traitors to the Empire.

I have the Empress to thank for my past appointment to a magistrate, and I have her to thank me for my current position with the All-Seeing Eye. She has so proved that she respects the work I do, and it is a matter of personal honor for me to be loyal to her.

Moreover, she is the sole reason the Realm is where it is now, at the height of its power. She is the sole reason all the Creation exists at the moment. I would die for her cause, and so should every other dynast.


'''2) Who do you serve, apart from the Empress? Who else constitutes a superior?'''

I serve the All-Seeing Eye, which serves the Empress. I also serve my original house, the Iselsi, which also serves the Empress. My elders in House Ledaal are knowledgeable, even more so than the Iselsi, but I only pay them lip service unless their wants converge with those of the Empress and the Eye.

However, I have doubts abouts those behind the All-Seeing Eye, the secret masters who control it. The Empress must know of them, I realize, but I do not yet know how she can trust them. I must investigate these faceless figures behind the Eye to know who they are and if they really should be trusted.


'''3) What did you openly achieve in the past century that makes you a worthy subject for historians of the next Age to investigate thoroughly?'''

I worked as a magistrate for nearly fifty years. During this time, I have purged the Realm of many traitors and conspirators who have sought to hurt the Realm.

The dim-witted fools who tried to sell information of our navy to Lookshy were uncovered by my skills, and I defeated their leader - a Lost Egg adopted to a Great House but faithful to Lookshy - in a fight atop of a First Age Shipyard.

The hiding place of the leaders of the Bloodied Scythe Uprising was found by me, and I lead the troop that went there to subdue the rebellion. During the battle, I saved the life of a favored grandson of the Empress by slaying the the one threatening his life - an Outcaste working with the rebels and using a stolen Dragon Armor.

I have tried, judged and sometimes executed many corrupt officials who have been preying on the poor. During my tour in the north-western coast of the Blessed Isle, my name became so known that officials with things to hide have even fled when they've heard that I was coming to their town.

Then... I had started a tour in the Northern Threshold, and I fought the Lunar Anathema called Roaming Moonstone Axe. I had the... debatable honor of being the only Dragon-Blooded who has survived a battle with him... I guess that's an achievement... but not one I wanted to sacrifice my left leg for.

For the past decades, I have worked for the Eye, and my accomplishments have been more... clandestine. Directing spies against foreign nations and planning assassinations even within the Realm... That's not something they tell tales of. So my fame has diminished, and I'm probably not even know to this generation the Realm's populace.


'''4) What weaknesses do you possess that aren't just personal failings, but could be exploited by your enemies to cost you the Game of Thrones? What are the fields of engagement where you can't just apply Game Theory analysis, but instead will act against your interests?'''

A part of me died when I was mauled by the Anathema. I never fully recovered, even though I know those who have remained worthy warriors even though they have lost a leg. It is a shame to me, that I wasn't able to recover like I wanted. Or maybe I didn't want, after being in that fight.

I still long for action. My daiklave hasn't dulled with my skills, and I still want to believe that I could best another Dragon-Blood in a fight. I still want to believe that I could carry out the same missions as my operatives do. I even want to believe that I might be secretly attacked, forced to defend myself and then triumph, even if I'm not sure of the outcome.

I was once a proud man. While I still have some pride and honor, I am not above using deception or poison if I were in a fight. In fact, some parts of me are waiting for it.

While I am loyal to the All-Seeign Eye, I have my doubts about who really controls the Eye and for what cause. If I investigate, if I find out things I don't like... What will I do then? What if I find that the interests of the Empress, of the Eye, of the Iselsi... if they don't agree with one another. Who will I be faithful in the end? I... I don't know.