I don't think I've ever received a more poignant lesson of my current status in this world than right at this moment. John is holding me gently and the knight duo who are requesting Augustus' presence are more comedic than frightening, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm about to be presented to my older brother like a schmuck.
The deep red tent looks luxurious, only upstaged by a foreboding black tent in the distance surrounded by heavily armed guards. The emperor. My sperm donor.
