No matter how you look at it, salvation in this situation came to me completely unexpectedly.
Yes, I definitely did not think that I would ever experience such joy upon hearing about the upcoming conversation with the emperor.
Usually, such news was a cause for excitement, if not panic, for me. But right now, after everything that had happened, the chamberlain's words sounded like a breath of fresh air to me.
When we left the banquet hall, the music continued to play, but now it seemed so distant and muffled. We left the hall and entered a long corridor lit by crystal lamps. Every step on the marble floor echoed in the silence.
The chamberlain walked slightly ahead, without turning around, and I, looking at his back, tried to imagine what kind of conversation awaited me with the emperor. However, I should have guessed this from the very beginning. There weren't that many options.
