"I'd like to ride storms, kill orcas in the open sea, drive out the aggressors, reconquer the country, undo the ties of serfdom, and never bend my back to be the concubine of whatever man."

Standing as a symbol of resistance and determination, Lady Triệu rose against the Eastern Wu forces occupying Vietnam in the 3rd century. Often depicted as a towering figure clad in golden armor, she became a beacon of national pride, her brief but intense uprising hinting at an unbending spirit and a fierce longing for freedom.