Awakening of the Empress

A sudden pulse rattled through my horned crown! Free at last! I twitched my fingers, testing this glorious surge of life, and found myself standing proud beside the purple throne. Before me rested a small mounted telescope on a transparent dome base. I leaned forward, gripping my ornate staff, and tapped the rim of the eyepiece. A sharp, dramatic clink echoed across the white surface. The cosmos is finally mine to survey!