Apex-Fleet (Second/Command-East)
The male who became the Usurper's Second, formerly Command-East.
Physical Appearance
"Unlike the previous holder of the title, this Second wasn’t much older than the Emperor and it showed in the gloss of his hide, the suppleness of the wings, and the quickness of his limbs as he moved from one part of the suite to the other, studying cushions, pillows, the little nest-like depression in the floor the Queen so rarely used. Like the Knife, he kept his blond mane in the severe Naval style, falling in front of the military-cut tunic he affected. When he turned his face in profile, she found it classically modeled. He had a great many horns, a darker brown stripe marking the edges of his golden dorsals, and eyes a luminous turquoise." [1]
Biography
Formerly Command East, a naval commander.
Quotes
"He was obviously an old male, growing afraid of his own shadow, if he thought a female capable of threatening a real person. He also thought the Emperor cared for you. I don't think the Emperor cares for anyone. He used the Ambassador to learn to read minds--that was clever. You, no doubt, he used to soften the Ambassador. A very canny male, the Emperor."[2]
"Wings, like privileges, belong to males." [3]