ducking under a barrage of enemy fire, i can't help but think about the mission at hand, coded 'on the qt', a term that feels oddly pre-indicative of the secrecy required in royal courts. our orders, straight from an undisclosed but high-ranking officer, made it clear: disregard the usual channels, for this report we're to bring back to the start isn't just another document. it's meant to shine a light on the covert workings of royalty, ensuring our actions remain as shadowed as their own, an operation cloaked in silence yet bursting with the honor of a knight in clandestine service to their kingdom.