Chapter 1: Queen Escendre's Decision

Queen Escendre paced her study, her long scarlet gown billowing out around her. One hand twisted strands of her long silky gold hair, her scarlet eyes cold. She was nearing her wits end.

For her, things could not get much worse. Not only was she unable to find three women to became the empire's guardian starlight senshi, her daughter Kakyuu was showing no signs of being a sailor senshi. That meant another heir was needed.

But that also meant marrying again and Escendre did not want to do that. She had divorced the man that had fathered Kakyuu the minute she had given birth to the baby. It was an ordeal she did not want to repeat.

Her advisors wisely stayed out of her way and were silent. None of them wanted to end up toasted.

Escendre would have thought it amusing but now she had more important matters to think of. She suddenly stopped pacing, taking a deep breath. She had reached a decision.

"I am going to find the starlights," she said firmly. Her advisors had failed to find anyone suitable so she would do the job herself.

"But Majesty…" one started but stopped seeing the determined look on Escendre's face.

When Escendre made up her mind, no one got in her way.

"I am going, end of discussion. None of you will come with me, I will go alone," she said coolly, giving her advisors a look that clearly told them that if they tried to stop her, it would not be pretty.

She smirked, knowing what she was going to do. She would not go as herself but in disguise so she would be able to move freely and do what she needed to without the hassle.

Her advisors were uneasy when they saw Escendre smirk. They knew there was no stopping her and they were nervous with what she had in mind.Ever since Escendre had taken the throne, she made people uncomfortable and uneasy. Escendre was a queen that did things on her own terms, being too headstrong and independent more than the advisors thought proper.

Escendre could care less about was proper. She had something to do and nothing was going to stand in her way.