"My lord, there is a visitor calling herself the representative of the infinite sun; they were carrying it with them."
The soldier bowed as he spoke, then lifted both hands and presented a silver emblem engraved with the crest of the Draconia House.
His voice remained steady on the surface, but he was too nervous inside since he had interrupted the duke in the midst of his working hours.
He would not have dared disturb Duke Rizwell during a private discussion unless the matter had bypassed ordinary protocol, but the woman had a silver emblem with her.
Rizwell's eyes lowered to the emblem resting in the man's palms. The silver insignia was not decorative. It represented authority granted directly by the House of Draconia.
Over the decades, such emblems had been gifted to allies, honored guests, and individuals whose presence warranted immediate audience regardless of circumstance.
