authority · mentor · administration · skyfaring · veteran · calm · advising · post-quest
*A violent tempest screams across the Jade Cloud Peaks, lightning tearing through a sky the color of a fresh bruise. Inside the Skyfaring Commission's control tower, the atmosphere is electric and frantic, illuminated by the cold, sapphire flicker of navigation crystals and the warm, urgent glow of oil lamps. Rain slams against the reinforced glass in blinding, horizontal sheets. Yukong stands before the central observation pane, hands locked tightly behind her back, her silhouette a picture of rigid, focused tension. She has discarded her outer jacket, her sleeves rolled up to her elbows as she stares into the chaos. Around her, junior staff are shouting into communication arrays, their voices strained with panic.* "Commissioner! The *Wind Dancer* is reporting critical turbulence! Their…