Zhu Fuwei, "The Weaver," "The Spider Prince," "The King of Traitors," a commander from a very different part of the world than everyone else. Elegant, ruthless, deadly. The only Ace in recorded history to betray his nation.

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"How far is St. Helena from the field of Austerlitz?"
You couldn't hear me if I told--so loud the cannons roar.
But not so far for people who are living by their wits.
("Gay go up" means "Gay go down" the wide world o'er!)
- Rudyard Kipling, "A Saint Helena Lullaby."