Lion Interviews Fiatauroratale Finitus

 In Lion's living room, in his elegantly comfortable den, Fiatauroratale Finitus and Lion, the First Lord of the Admiralty. As they sit down, a fire burns in the fireplace. Before them are cups of tea, in chalices of wood. As the fire burns the wood slowly, they have an interview, glancing out the windows every now and then.

Lion: Good afternight, Finitus. I hope you are doing well. We will begin this interview. First, concerning your leadership and vision for your country, which many have wondered about. We would like to hear your thoughts on this matter.

Finitus: Thank you, Lion. I am, if not doing well, doing better. As compared to the wind's spears and arrows, and the knives of lightning and storm, this room is much better, thank you very much.

Lion: I am delighted to hear that, Finitus, or at least the part in which you said this was better. But let us return to the point. About the agenda, may we hear it?

Finitus: So am I. I am very delighted to hear how well I am doing. But anyway. The agenda. That thing. I can't remember it. It is probably stuffed away in some cupboard or desk drawer, or worse, cellar, of my mind. Let me think for a second.

Lion: If you cannot remember the agenda, by all means tell us what it ought to have been, if you could remember it.

Finitus: What the agenda should have been? Whatever it is, it probably is pretty good. I doubt that it needs revising. I do believe though, that it should include something about defence (and that is defence, not defense). I believe that in the agenda, it said something somewhere like this: "since others, apparently, have the right to exist, so do we. If not, and if others have the right to take away our existence, we share that right in relation to them also." That may be what it said. Or, it may have said: "We exist because we do, and we will continue to exist because we have no other choice, until we choose otherwise."

Lion: Indeed. What is your vision for your country?

Finitus: That my country will continue to exist, without being unexisted.

Lion: That is a noble goal indeed. How do you purpose to accomplish this goal?

Finitus: By making sure that people who try to unexist us will be unexisted themselves. We will use force, if we have to.

Lion: What are the challenges you face in accomplishing this goal?

Finitus: Internal conflicts in Wind's Door. The Order of Fire is a mess. I thought it couldn't get worse two weeks ago, but it did. It got twice as messy each day.

The fire flared up fiercely.

Lion: Would you mind explaining to our audience how untidy it has become?

Finitus: It is bordering on a revolt. The rebels have their armies ready, and they are ready to destroy the Warden and the Magistrate. Both have appealed to the Order of the Storm, and we will help if needed. I think we shall just let the revolt happen, though. We need to get rid of the treacherous rebels quickly.

Lion (sipping tea): We both know that it is controversial. Of course, I have no issue with your position per se, but I think that others might. Could you explain to those others who happen to hold a slightly less educated opinion on the matter why they should reform their opinion into a more educated one, like the educated opinion that you, Finitus, have on this matter?

Finitus: Of course. Since the Order of Fire is a mess, and not worth rescuing, we might as well remove the Order of Fire and reinstate it with the best members of the original. This way, it will become what it should have been: the helmet of Wind's Door, and the edge of its sword, just like the Order of the Storm is its arrows and spearhead.

Lion: Thank you very much for this short interview. I understand you have other commitments.

Finitus: Indeed. Thank you. I must leave.

The fire burns down to the grate. Finitus leaves and closes the door gently. Lion stays seated, sipping tea, and calmly writing on his notepad.