“Forgive me, Lord Emperor, I deserve no reward,” Calming Touch replied. “I only did my duty, and…”
Looking at her directly, Snarling Jaguar gestured her to continue.
“I disobeyed my orders, Lord Emperor Jaguar.”
“Oh? The Lord General Bear isn"t under sedation?”
isn"t“No, Lord Emperor, he isn"t. Repeated sedation would"ve endangered his life, so I used a synaptic block. All autonomic systems function normally, but he has no control over his voluntary muscles. I also disabled the sensory receptors that go through the brain stem, every sense except olfaction, whose nerves go directly into the cortex. Of course, Lord Emperor, I also kept him shielded the whole time.”
“I don"t understand how you disobeyed orders, Lady Medacor.”
“The Lady Matriarch Water ordered me to sedate him, Lord Empe
