Midnight Dagger

On the top of the Jumblie Tree, in an eagle's nest, Fiatauroratale Finitus sat down with Tigertus Tiberius, the Second Lord of the Admiralty. Fireflies fluttered past, and bioluminescent butterflies gently floated around them. Down beneath a canopy of stars, with tree branches for walls, and a soft nest, they had an interview. Tiger : Good Midnight, Finitus. I hope you are doing well. Well enough, at least, to survive long enough for me to interview you. Finitus : Indeed, Tiger. I am doing quite well, in a rather impatient way. Please begin. I have a dozen other interviews to accomplish. Tiger : Yes of course. We will begin. Let us start with the most controversial part. They have called you an authoritarian imperialist. Do you deny it? Finitus : Who is they? And what business have they in calling me an authoritarian? Tiger : The people who are now calling for your denouncement. Finitus : Oh, those people. I see. Well, my only response is that if they can't tell the differenc...

In a dark room, lit by flashes of lightning from the thunderbird, with occasional fireflies flying through the walls, Fiatauroratale Finitus sits down with Hunter, the Third Lord of the Admiralty Hunter : Thank you for being with us today, Finitus. Thank you also to all our guests who have come to see this moment. Let us start. Finitus, you said that you, and Wind's Door generally, will not tolerate Thorcernder, not for a moment, even if he ceded the Oceanic Mountains. Finitus : Yes, I believe I said that. Hunter : Do you still stand by that statement? Finitus : Yes, of course. What did you think I would do? What's the point of making a statement in the first place, if you are not going to back it? Hunter : Well, some would call that stance extreme. Finitus : But you don't, Hunter, do you? Hunter : Well... You see... Anyway. That is the topic of another interview. Could you explain your stance to our audience today? Finitus : I prefer not to be attacked on a weekly basis by...