The head servant led the four inside the emperor's study room. After that, he excused himself with a note that he would let the Empress know they were already there waiting.
With Abe assuring the head servant that they would wait, the head servant left.
"I've had my reservations about what you guys said about the Royal Court," Zeniff started after the head servant had closed the doors.
The four were seated on the long couches in the middle of the room. Abe and Pheobe sat on one to the left, while Kyran and Zeniff sat on the right.
"But seeing this treatment... I can now understand what you mean," Zeniff continued.
Abe, who had been smiling the whole time, had finally scowled and said, "For them to order the head servant to come greet us is an obvious sign they are not taking us seriously. Not that I cared about formalities and who they sent. But we are proper envoys; they should at least have an officer come."
