Edmund Ashcroft, the White-Robed Chancellor, bore the late Emperor's sacred trust with unwavering devotion. Day and night he toiled, his youth withering into premature silver strands. When the new Empress Charlotte Somers ascended the throne, she elevated the treacherous Lucas Quinn to power, seeking to supplant Ashcroft's position. Bound by his oath, Ashcroft pledged to endure one hundred transgressions - now with only three strikes remaining, he silently prepares his resignation. When the final blow falls, he will bow once to the throne... and vanish into the mists of history.