Royal Councillor Filira Zagabranth picked up the letter handed to him by Karan Stevano. He waited patiently for the monarch to emerge from the reflection into which this missive had plunged him.
"Filira, what do you think?
- If you don't mind me saying so, I've heard that the Trykers spent a whole evening laughing about this kidnapping, in which the abductee is totally willing. The threat doesn't seem very serious to me.
- Ambassador Nilstilar has, it's true, been strange for some time."
Karan paused for a moment, resuming his reflections.
When he spoke again, his mind was made up.
"He remains, nonetheless, the Kingdom's Ambassador. Any attack on his person is an insult to the Kingdom and cannot be tolerated."
And turning to his secretary:
"Summon the Tryker Ambassador as soon as possible!"
"Filira, what do you think?
- If you don't mind me saying so, I've heard that the Trykers spent a whole evening laughing about this kidnapping, in which the abductee is totally willing. The threat doesn't seem very serious to me.
- Ambassador Nilstilar has, it's true, been strange for some time."
Karan paused for a moment, resuming his reflections.
When he spoke again, his mind was made up.
"He remains, nonetheless, the Kingdom's Ambassador. Any attack on his person is an insult to the Kingdom and cannot be tolerated."
And turning to his secretary:
"Summon the Tryker Ambassador as soon as possible!"