Should I concede defeat right away...?

"Ah... no... it can't be possible. Is that small planet still holding its ground?"

A disbelieving laugh escaped from Elizabeth's lips as she gasped at her own words. Her planet, the very place of her birth, was still standing? Even after many years had slipped by beyond her count.

"I thought it would've been destroyed just like the other nearby planets by the shadow generals after we left to fight in the war but it's still alive. Now I understand why James was suddenly feeling giddy a few years ago when a piece of his soul returned to him. That bastard didn't tell me... I'm totally going to pick a fight with him!"