The history of a fictional empire is told by various storytellers who not only narrate what happened but also distort it by looking at events through the mists of time and the traditions and mannerisms of their profession. Hence their stories work as allegories, fables, or social commentaries that teach moral lessons or make a point about the nature of the world more than they impart knowledge about the subject at hand in general or about its past. The stories are very loosely connected to […]