"What am I doing? I'm preparing myself to conquer, but unlike my predecessor, I don't want<em>all</em>of it to be by force. I intend to rule the region, but what use is ruling a region if one does not have subjects? I keep my word, I intend to rule with a relatively light hand... and perhaps, just perhaps, one day I'll become a minor goddess. But that's in the future.<em>Now</em>, I am simply laying the foundation." Finexia told the young woman, smiling broadly.