For verily do I perceive that she has indeed kept her vow
honorably, a fact which your esteemed self has astutely discerned
without the slightest hesitation, whereas worthless Borla himself had
failed to understand, even after ample opportunity was afforded him to
discover this with his own two eyes."
This was true, which was why Emperor Euphrates was an emperor, and
Borla only a chief advisor. However, a normally brief, succinct, and
to-the-point Borla did know when to praise his Emperor with more than
the usual flourish.
"And what say you, Borla, of the former Master of the House of
Rababull?" prompted Emperor Euphrates.
"Rababull was a fool!" declared Borla succinctly.
"Verily, Borla," intoned Emperor Euphrates.
"To have so punished a mere child, an underage girl who hath no
breasts," Borla went on. "Is it not harsh and unfatherly? Those of
tender years are known for their perpetual blunders, short-sightedness,
and pure love of rank foolishness. How easily might the girl rather
have been corrected instead by any number of more suitable lesser
punishments. Even for having broken a nobleman's idol, a proper ransom
might have been paid to redeem her of her crime. I mean..."
Emperor Euphrates nodded approvingly, waiting for Borla to go on.
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