“Radiant Majesty,” he said, “I am Lorian Aristedes, Supreme Commandant of Latarra, Grand Admiral of Roundtable Fleet, First-Among-Equals of the Free Captains of the same, Captain of the Starship Mistwalker, a veteran of Almatana, Ceuta, and Eragassa, where I bested the Cielcin General Teyanu, one of the Prophet’s own.” He did not bow. This pronouncement sent a shockwave through the court, set the lords to muttering.
