Then spake Mahonri, the Marquess of Pasmin, the son of the duke: “Daritha, Mighty and Powerful Despot whose rule is eternal, Grant my your pardon, O Xim son of Xer, O my Emp’ror, my lord; May you forgive me for coming before you when I am not summoned. I am Mahonri, the son of Duke Yrphax, thy vassal o’er Pasmin, Who for ten years at your side did the Thanium Worlds rape and plunder, And at the Spiral Ihala outwitted the fleet of Indrexu (For in whose honor you renamed the Spiral in tribute to boldness Which the proud Warrior-Queen did display as you conquered her homeworld; And as she earned your respect and your favor, you made her your consort.) Yet in the years since the Siege of Ranroon has my father been missing. I come before you inquiring if you or your spies can give answer As to the fate of my father, Duke Yrphax, the son of Zygomo, Who, when your own father sent forth his navy, attacking from Chandaar, Perished, and with him, his wife and his children and servants and soldiers And all who were in the Palace of Timbers when you came to slay them, Sparing not one of them save were my father, who, through his great cunning, Stowed his way onto your ship as if he were a pirate of Argai; E’er since that day, he has been your most loyal tactician and scouter. It is no secret that you seek to claim the Hutt throneworlds and fiefdoms; Would it behoove not Your Majesty to seek my father’s location? Then could he be once again a great asset to you, Mighty Despot. If you have news whether Yrphax is dead or yet lives, I pray tell me.”
Excerpt from Remoh's Yrphaxia
