"Achoo!"
Mathew Kim looked up from the files that he was sorting out and glimpsed at the man sitting on the opposite side of the large mahogany desk.
'He's been sneezing since the moment he arrived to work today… Also during the entire meeting, all I could hear was the Director of the Finance Department giving his report and my benevolent Emperor's sneezes.' He thought back to what had happened this morning and shook his head.
Right on cue, another sneeze was heard in the silent room.
"Achoo!"
This time Mathew decided to act as the loyal and caring eunuch that he had been dubbed as by the Emperor's subjects.
"Boss, did you catch a cold somehow?" He inquired and peered at the other man's face.
Reuben looked up from the file that he had been reading and eyed his assistant.
"I feel fine." He replied with his usual short answers without much explanation.
