Josef Templer was not a happy man, though he stood on a balcony with high ranking Petrolisian officals and watched a large military parade in his honor he was still not happy. Templer was just made Emperor a few days ago when his father, the last emperor died from an illness. He sat as he watched T-5 tanks and Valkyries roll by and mechanically saluted them to appear as a good leader, but he felt nothing. Josef soon retired to his office after the parade had ended, he sat in pretty much a library, with the walls lined with books, though a radio was always blaring the news. He sat behind a battleship of a desk made from oak imported from Atmora where he filled out paper of some sort most of the day, Josef didn't think being the Emperor would involve so much paperwork. After filling out the zillionith form of the day Josef decided to have a smoke break, he pulled out his pipe and tabacco and started puffing, he then strolled over to the globe of the world and spun it until he found Atomra, he eyed that land with envy and hatred. Josef fought in the last war when he was only twelve, he was an artilleryman, his job was to help aim the howitzer. He was shot towards the end of the war in the stomach which still pains him every other month. Josef wanted to continue where his father left off and conquor Atmora but he knew Petrolis couldn't take a major war on it's borders for awhile, they were still cleaning up from the last fight and a good deal of families were still recovering from lost loved ones. He thought of maybe attacking the Synods but Josef wasn't sure what he would get because the Synods don't trade with anyone. Josef went back over to his desk and looked at some of the promotions he would give out for higher positions, most he stamped approved without a second thought until one caught his eye. It was a promotion of a new Valkyrie commander, she had good marks in training, was loyal, had all the attributes that would make her a good leader...and Josef thought she was pretty cute. He stamped approved on her papers, but not to her original promotion. He promoted her to the general staff to come work in the capital building....the same building he worked.