day 16 with a chapter 41:
He told Kiri to send word about the announcement, looked in on the rest of his family to ensure Gaudy had them all in hand, and went off to the barracks to speak to Commander Omo. He found him sitting in his room in the dark, looking down at the golden smudges marking his hands and arms. When Cliopher (guided there by a visibly worried young guardsman) entered, he did not look up.























