Next to her, his gray eyes hooded by lids thick and heavy, was the Prefect Prowling Wolf. “The affairs of another prefecture don"t concern me, Lord Emperor Arrow; therefore, I abstain.”
Beside him was Scowling Tiger. Since entering, he"d stared malevolently at me. As he spoke, he didn"t look away. “Lord Emperor Arrow, remove this stinking peasant"s head today, and I"ll obliterate the rebels tomorrow and implement the proposal the next day.”
Next to him was the Matriarch Bubbling Water. She looked far older than her sixteen years and far more beautiful than I remembered from the day before. “I agree with your decision, Lord Emperor Arrow. However, I ask the Empire to assemble a team of chemathons and kinathons to help with the terracing.”
Smoking Arrow looked across from her at Soothing
