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Furthermore you note the brightness in the hall. Though darkness still clung to the edges of this courtroom, the one dim bowls of charcoal now burned brightly in concert with the torches that lined the pillars of the hallway. It gave the effect of walking through a well lit corridor at night with the flames providing shelter and comfort from the night. Even so, you note that this balance was not as stable as it looks at first glance. The darkness of the hallway seems to try and claw at the light, probing and testing it's strength, ever looking for a weak spot to reclaim it's domain once more.
It feels like hours before you make any progress and you remember what one of your jailers once told you.
<span class="mu-i">This hall is longer than it seems. It is the 10,000 steps of penance and gives the judges time to reflect on the nature of their life and their deeds. Though it seems your friend is not in the mood to do so.</span>
Your heart skips a beat and begins to race. If it was taking you this long to get anywhere then it must mean the owner was taking the time to reflect and if that was the case...
You try to settle your mind and fight the urge to run forward but you could not help and look around for any sign of him. Maybe the ears, or perhaps a stripe, anything to quell the anxiety. Your journey finally comes to an end as you reach where Yánluówáng was sitting and towering above you all, his face in it's usual scowl. At the foot of his desk was a large grey rabbit with his back turned to you. Streaks of black ran down the back of his head and spine with others coming out perpendicular across his cheeks and arms.
>What do you do?
>Run to hug the rabbit. You haven't seen him in so long, felt his mind brush against yours. Though you struggled to express your feelings, you couldn't deny how much you missed him.
>Stand next to him and wait to be spoken to by the Great Judge. You're don't want to seem improper given the gravity of the situation.
>Speak up and ask why you have been summoned. It is far too early for you to be here for Renshu's progress report and he shouldn't be held accountable for not being with you.
>Ask Bao for some help in speaking with Yánluówáng. She supercedes his authority due to technically also being Shenlong. You're not sure if the Great Judge will appreciate this though.
>Write in.
