The entrance to the large tent where the meeting was to take place was guarded by two imposing members of the royal guard, wearing shiny, robust armor. But when they saw Kaizen approaching, the two men exchanged glances and took no more than a second to agree to kneel.
Kaizen and Bloody Lily thanked him and walked together through the entrance, their footsteps echoing on the red carpeted ground that stretched all the way inside the tent.
The murmur of animated conversations inside the place ceased momentarily when the two entered the enclosure.
