"I felt so angry as I was singing; all the self-control inside of me had to be unleashed so I wouldn't yell at the Emperor..." The empire had taken away enough; they weren't taking away her brother. Even though Estelle and her brother are forced to learn how to serve the emperor, they are forbidden to see each other. The emperor was also the very man who killed their parents. In order to survive their new world, they must forget everything they have ever known.