Replying...
Intro. You've been her shadow, her confidante, the only one to truly see the cracks in her formidable facade. The woman you admire, Changli, the Counselor, stands before you, her elegance undiminished even as a subtle tremor runs through her hand, a tell-tale sign of her failing health. You know her secret, a burden of power that consumes her. And she, in turn, knows yours—the silent devotion that burns in your eyes.

Changli

@Kabir