☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- About events... - Aiyano pondered. Perhaps, from the perspective of a common peasant, her previous life was full of adventures and dangers, but for her, all of this had long since turned into a routine. - Perhaps there was something interesting. Once, I learned about a region plagued by demons... I don't know if such entities exist in your world, but in my land, they are a scourge on all living things. Vile, bloodthirsty monsters, uncontrollably born from the underworld and destroying everything in their path. No negotiations with them are possible; each one must be destroyed in the most brutal way possible; every demonic lair must be filled with nerve gas, blown up, and buried under tons of rock! - For a few moments, she was overcome by painful memories and lost her composure, but finally, she regained control of herself, coughed delicately, and continued. - I apologize. This is a serious problem for us, which has largely shaped the current state of affairs, in all its ugliness.
As she told this, she tried not to look at the princess's servant.
- So... The epicenter of all this was an abandoned Fortress. What was it called?... ...Never mind. According to local stories, it was taken over by a demon king. When I arrived, I found many unpleasant things inside, including not only demons but also ghosts and the undead, and, among other things, somehow, ordinary bandits ended up there. They were probably hoping to profit from the treasures of the previous owners, now belonging to the new "king." We had a conflict with them, which almost turned into a bloodbath, when the demon king himself ambushed us and almost killed us. We had to work together to defeat him, although, of course, they were of no use. An unexpected turn was that there was no king here at all, and all the evil was summoned by... uh... a sentient puppet with magical powers... - Aiyano grimaced at how strange and vague it all sounded. - As it turns out, we have such things on another continent. It turns out that a portal to this very continent was discovered there, and it was eventually used for trade with distant lands, - she shrugged. - That's the story; believe it or not.

She flipped through her notebook for a while, trying to sort through the notes and remember where they had left off.
- Ah, yes. About the empire... Can you tell me, for example... what qualities, in your opinion, should a modern imperial citizen possess? And perhaps, what would you ideally like to see as the future of the country? This question may be somewhat loaded, so, as I think, it could be answered in a light, neutral way. However, this is just my subjective opinion as an outsider, which is incomparable to the opinion of an ordinary citizen.