I was silent on the way back and Cadmael noticed: "Is there something the matter?" I looked at him a bit angry. But I couldn't talk in the middle of the streets. Therefore I only said: "We have to talk." Cadmael's eyes became really round: "Now? -No, at home." And I continued walking. Cadmael followed me obediently, his head lowered like a little puppy. I didn't notice that he was shaking. The great emperor who killed half of his ministers without hesitation was now feeling really anxious and couldn't stop thinking about four words again and again. When we arrived Cadmael was already dying of anticipation and he followed me without a word to my room. I locked the door and he couldn't take it anymore: "I'm sorry, Eschyle. -Why are you apologizing? -I'm sure I did something bad an

