“I need to see the emperor. Please!” Jess begged the stony-faced guard who had blocked access to the Imperial war-room where Daaynal was supposed to be. “It’s a matter of life and death.”
“The emperor is in a meeting with his advisors and cannot be disturbed.” The guard’s face was hard, no give at all in his expression. “I will ensure he gets your message. If he deems it worthy of note, he will get back to you.”
“You don’t understand!” She blinked back tears, knowing that a show of emotion here would get her nowhere with the stony-faced guard. “It concerns Earth—” Okay, so maybe that was a stretch but she didn’t care. She had to get to Daaynal, and get him to agree to send her home. “I had a communication from home that he needs to know about.”
The guard simply looked down his nose at h
