405 The Switchblade

POV Guardsman Tobby:

Bright rainbow light entered through a massive rooftop window on top of a tall cupola into the large chamber of various colorful stones.

Toby, in his ornamental armor decored with silver and furt with a sharp pointy helmet and short cape, split into two, stood under a tall pillar. Everywhere he could see, there were more guards standing like statues on their posts.

Two large groups of old men stood in the center of the room, split by only a few meters and treated like an unsurpassable wall.

Finally, a voice echoed through the hall, and at one, one from each party stepped forward.

"Welcome to the great Chrysanthemum Empire. It is an honor to welcome you here."

"It is our honor to be your guest here. It is in our common and mutual goal to establish relationships between our two parties."