Chapter 14“Riyo-san,” Nobu said, his chest bedecked with medals, his two ceremonial swords tucked in his sash, “What do you make of that little disturbance at Tarifa, eh?”
The Admiral Nobu Nagano and General Riyo Takagi strode toward the entrance to the palace on Kyoto, a contingent of their own guards behind them, Imperial guards two-deep along this stretch of walkway. Nobu looked toward the palace where a grand staircase ascended to vaulted doors fully fifty feet tall. Tonight, the doors were wide and welcoming, the invited nobility of the Empire in attendance. Although Admiral and General each deserved their own grand entrances, Nobu had asked his friend to enter beside him.
“Sounds like your Priestess offended some high-brow Iberian.” Riyo smiled at him.
“My thought, too. How strang
