This city was a monument to their fears, a fortress built to keep us out. Sixteen years ago, I would have reduced its tallest towers to dust without a second thought. Today, I watch it from a distance, its lights flickering like defiant stars. They see a monster in the shadows. They do not see that the greatest battles are not fought with plasma fire and crushing force, but within the heart. A human woman once stood her ground here and changed the destiny of two worlds. Strength is not only in the roar; sometimes, it is in the silence of restraint... for the right reasons.