Prologue: Iron Hand.
Faber, Faberian Sector.
10 standard years ago.
T'lana, thirteen standard years, was standing on the balcony of the Royal Palace overlooking the city below and standing next to her was her mother, Keshara Niska. Keshara wore a white floor length long sleeve dress with a v-neckline, the sleeves have silver embroidery at the hem. Over this she wears a overcoat. The overcoat was decorated with intricate swirls, almost resembling a river as it flowed down to touch the floor. The shoulders of the overcoat were flared and decorated with beads. The long sleeves were done in the same fabric as the overcoat, with a slit to show the sleeves of the dress, with those full sleeves showing the smaller sleeves within them. She wears white soft soled slipper style shoes. She also wore a delicate royal diadem, and was the only jewelry that she wears. Keshara was standing silently at her youngest daughter side, she had three other daughters: Tendra, who was the eldest, Jira, who was the second eldest, and Qatai who was the third eldest.
"You will one day rule over this planet, T'lana." Keshara said, finally breaking the silence. T'lana looked at her and said, "Will I be a great Regnant Empress like you, mother?"
Keshara laughed and said, "Maybe but each Empress rules differently, T'lana." She ruffled her hair with a smile, T'lana's once short dark brown hair was now nearly to her mid-back and pulled back in a braid, a hairstyle that adult Faberians were allowed to have and now that T'lana was thirteen she was allowed to grow her hair long and pulled back in a braid.
While it was the always the oldest child that became ruler on other planets, on Faber, it was the strongest daughter and T'lana was the strongest one out of all four of the current Regnant Empress's daughters so she was her mother's heir.
"I want to be a fair but firm ruler, mother." T'lana said as she looked away from her mother. "Then you will be that kind of ruler, T'lana." Keshara said with a small smile and she leaned down and kissed the top of her daughter's head. T'lana smiled in happiness.
Keshara pulls back and said, "Come on, T'lana…your older sisters are on their way here and we need to be there to greet them." T'lana only nods and follows after her mother; her three older sisters are leading their own lives and are very happy with it. Unlike other royal families, there is no infighting in the Faberian Royal Family and when one of the daughter's was chosen to become the next Regnant Empress then the other sister's would support her.
As T'lana and her mother walked to the hangar bay, T'lana made a silent vow to be the Regnant Empress that will always be remembered, like Marrika Nerys. She would become the Iron Hand of her people.