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The walls of the fortress before her glittered black. The bronze gates were engraved with the scenes she had seen thousands of times before. Scenes of death, armies charging, bombs falling, humans destroying themselves. Walking past it usually made her feel better but today too much was on her mind.
She opened her bat wings as soon as she was inside the doors. Flying over the garden she tried to get her mind sorted which was made more difficult by the wonderful scents rising up to meet her. She reached the palace and landed at the top of the black steps. The cavern roof far above seemed to be inviting her to take flight again but she knew better. She walked through the entry hall passing the doorway that led into the throne room.
She proceeded towards the throne with careful steps. It was easy to sense that her master was not in a pleasant mood. She didn't expect anything else. He had been in a perpetual state of grumpiness ever since the war ended. As she reached the throne she kneeled. "You called me, my lord?" A deep familiar voice filled the room. "Yes. You are aware of what happened today?"
She nodded, keeping her head low.
"Then you know what to do. It is time to start plan S. We should do some modifications to account for the recent development." He spat the word out like one might say the name of the person he most despises. She supposed that in this case, that wasn’t far off. “You should find four more, don’t worry about their status, we will find a way to adjust for that.”
"My lord, are you sure this is the right moment?" She knew a question like that was dangerous but she had to ask. The move was risky and her master had just regained some favor.
“Though I am flattered by your concern I do not think it necessary. The fate has been spoken. I shall claim what was always meant to be mine.”
She nodded and left the room. She had a lot of work to do.