Homecoming and Life in the Empire

I tell Viona all the time, half jokingly and of course half not, that she is now in the empire. A world of never ending happiness, a prince once said, and he was right, day day or night night. We have more than humans ought to have, but the garishness of our lives speaks to an essential possibility that humans have most likely longed for (except real princes) for thousands of years. Luxury and ease -- these are the things I would wish Viona could steer clear of, but it is impossible in the empire. And then comes homecoming and our princess alights our stair.

All Hail, Princess Viona of Kosova, and long live the Empire.