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“It is a tragedy, yes.” You said briskly.
“Yes, and they must be honored.”
“Defined honored, Prefect.”
“Good good you’re all here! Prefect Ine and of course, the ever-bright Madame Undersecretary!”
It was then the governor arrived. A fat man, like hundred thousand of the same. It truly was a mystery how some governors just looked the same. Powdered wig, bloated gut, and the faux-aristocratic way of speaking. Really… was this some fashion you weren’t told about? On the bright side, at least he was a jolly man. If only he wore clothes that were for cold weather… what a surplus of flesh he has.
“Governor Claus.” You nod to him, but stay in your seat.
“Governor, immaculately dressed as usual.”
Ine however, stood. A brown noser through and through. He was out of his seat and bowed to him. This is why you hated blue-blooded nobilities, too eager to take and too eager to please. Behind him were two scantily dressed female servants. You held your prying eyes to the dinner at hand. The food itself was acceptable, you had better. What mattered the most was the conversation itself. Intrigue, socializing, and each word would be measured and judged.
“So, how is your work going, Madame?”
“It’s going well.”
“And how is the dear Lord Ventius?”
Harnan Ventius, the current Master of The Administratum… and your boss. The waste of flesh that does no work other than consuming, shitting, and sleeping. He’d serve better as a servitor.
“He is doing the work of the Emperor, as all we do.”
“Yes, our Master,” Ine emphasized ‘Master’ specially. “Knows better, and we follow his orders to the letter. His age and experience are indisposable. No one is above that. Isn’t that right, Madame? You work with him and know him best.”
>“Yes, Lord Ventius is wisest of the Administratum. His leadership is truly the best of the Imperium.”
>“Even the oldest and the wisest can still learn new things, Prefect Ine. Leadership only succeeds by being open to new ideas and methods.”
>“I do, but it is not proper to speak of him when he is not present. Governor, this meal is quite exquisite as well as this amarax.”
>Write-in
