The ride to the palace was a little too long for my liking. Just a minute with Laika and the General felt like an eternity. Laika constantly flirted with him throughout and I had to partake in their conversation and smile like I was enjoying it as well.
As we went up the mountain where the palace was located I looked down at the Imperial City which lay in the valley below. As we climbed higher and higher the rest of the empire ahead came into view. A magnificent and mesmerizing view. As we neared the palace I was taken aback by just how massive it was. From the Imperial City, when you looked up at the palace on the mountain from which it overlooked you could tell it was big but seeing it in person it seemed to look so much bigger than that.
"Why are you looking at everything like it's your first time going to the palace?" The General asked a curious expression on his face.
"It's been a while since I've been here I'm just appreciating the view once again." I lied.
