The Emperor walked with his Major down from the entrance of the King's throne room; they went down the path flanked by the King's royal garden, now consumed in flames. The soldiers were currently inside the King's Palace, plundering as much as they could find within the great castle.
All these signs of victory flashed before the Emperor, and he was not satisfied but frustrated. Thanks to the disobedience of his subordinate, he could not get his revenge as planned, so apart from his general dream of conquest over the Nihonian Continent coming true, he saw no point in what he was doing.
He would take pleasure in seeing the magic knight publicly whipped tonight for her crime, and he would make sure she was flayed until he was satisfied, even though she might die in the process from excessive loss of blood and exposure.
