Chaos Approaches.

“Take this opportunity to wipe out every last speck of corruption in the west! Leave no stone unturned!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Don’t hesitate—search every corner! Desmont and Belian have promised to back us. Sweep through everything, and don’t leave a single grain of dust behind!”
“Yes, sir!”

The guards who roughly brushed past someone’s shoulder didn’t bother wondering whose shoulder they had just struck.

They were completely unaware that they had committed an act of disrespect against one of the empire’s most exalted figures, someone whose name alone could bring severe punishment if uttered improperly.

“What …