"Well, yes, that much is obvious, but what is the benefit of it to the Empire. Her Imperial Condesencion never struck me as the sort to indulge in idle fancies of this sort."

She wonders for a moment if the empress has lost her mind. It would certainly be understandable. Simply because one is gifted with long life doesn't mean they have the mental capacity to handle it. An organic frame can only allow for so much.