"And so, on this day, I acknowledge Nikola of Troy as a sworn brother…"
Nikola wasn't paying attention to the emperor. His speech had lasted more than half an hour and would last just as much before the emperor finally got to the point, whatever that might be.
They were going towards the Zhao Xin Town next. The captured flag of Xiongnu was publicly burned, and the emperor had even wanted the phoenix for himself.
But Nikola had none of that.
With a conjured storm, he had shown the emperor he was not in the mood to appease him right now. He didn't know if Cas's curse was lifted yet, and so he was on edge. Hence, the Emperor's decision to hold this ceremony. Two bowls of sake waited for him when he was done speaking.
The army was restless.
They knew they had done nothing in the war, and some even had been heard grumbling that they shouldn't even be there.
Nikola was annoyed at these men.
