[The screen comes to life showing the throne room in Alexandria Castle. Zidane is seated on the throne, dressed in his usual battle clothing, one hand on his knee and the other resting on the arm of the fancy seat. There's a deep scratch on the left side of his face, and a bloodstain on the front of his shirt. A large one. There are signs of battle even here, with magic scarring along the back wall and a half-broken sword sticking out of the carpet.]
[Zidane doesn't look up for a long time, his breathing slow, his gaze focused on a spot somewhere behind the camera. He sucks in a breath and turns to look straight at the screen. He looks almost haunted, with a hardness behind his eyes that wasn't there before. For those who were familiar with him, it's very similar to an expression the madman carried from time to time. He still doesn't speak, though his mouth opens several times, as if trying to figure out the right way to say what needs to be said. Finally his eyes narrow, and he manages to speak.]The Queen of Alexandria is dead.
[And then he's silent again, as if the act of saying the words was physically painful, and he needs to recover from saying them. It's another thirty seconds or so before he manages to continue.]Her murderer has been captured and is being held within the dungeons. She will be punished once the current crisis is over and these
attacks have been stopped. We are currently rounding up the rest of her army and will be securing the stronghold that remains outside the city shortly. We've been told a second attack is happening in Lindblum as well. We are going to do everything we can to assist them once I am certain Alexandria is safe.
Please remain in your homes until the soldiers announce that it is safe to come out. We...I...Alexandria can't afford to lose anyone else today.
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