In the span of
24 hours, Goldie’s Revenge had gone from tavern to recovery operations to temporary
court for the Antigone. From the alcove left of the entrance, Justice Frederick
Mayfield addressed his colleagues, “we’ve gone in circles for two hours.
Without more information there is nothing for us to discuss. This day began
with our debating the legitimacy of declaring war in the Kaiser’s stead. We
were then sent here to meet and advise the Kaiser, who has not graced us with
his presence. Here we stand, ordered to the seat of the attack and still no
Kaiser. How certain are we that that missive was genuine? If the Kaiser is
going to meet us, shouldn’t he have been here already? If he’s not going to meet
us, how long should we stay? I say that after our meal, if the Kaiser is still
a no-show, we demand General Tomlyn make ready for our transportation back to
Ambrosia. Do I have a second?”
“I second,”
Justice Travis Scott practically shouted.
“The matter of
leaving has been moved and seconded,” Chief Justice Fraunx Adonis said, hiding
his delight behind mundane procedure. “We are adjourned. Finish dinner. After
which, we order the general to prepare transport.”
