XXXII
JudgementHe took the floor of the Quorum Hall for the first time as speaker.
Before this, the Prime was only an observer. For months, he sat on the polished wooden seats, hearing the oratories recited and watching the august body of men and women conduct matters of policy. In their presence, he always felt young and inexperienced. Indeed, he was raw in comparison to what they knew about holding an empire together. Garryn hoped he had learned enough from them to make his debut.
Today, the Quorum was closed to the public. A wall of silence trapped them inside the ancient structure, while troops guarded the doors and the security teams monitored airwaves to ensure secrecy. Such extraordinary measures were never required for a meeting of the Quorum, not since the days of war, but tho
