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“What do you mean he’s doing nothing? He can’t be doing nothing!” The veins on Emperor Draman’s temples were standing out. Everything breakable had long since been removed from the vicinity - or been broken.
Duke Nordin tried to be conciliatory, which was hard for him, as it was his city that the Count had captured. “We mean nothing of a military nature. The Count’s army is still camped outside my city, well past the time needed to secure it.” He thought, but didn’t dare add, “Especially as there was never any opposition, and they virtually welcomed him with open arms.”
“So he’s just sitting there? What’s he waiting for?”
“The assumption your generals have made is that he is waiting for you to come to him. The first thing he did was to turn the Temple dedicated to your father into a
