Top dog but not the only dog

"Was that really necessary?" Makary asked once we got back into the car and gave the driver a signal to rush back to the compound as if the devil himself was chasing us. 

I could already see the first rays of the sun rising above the city's artificial horizon made up of all the low-rise residential buildings crowding around the city's center. And that meant if we didn't hurry up more than the law allowed, we would be late for our important meeting with Etaria!

And if it was just a meeting… But in reality, it was supposed to be the ceremony of the imperial forces lowering their banners and surrendering for what I've heard to be the first high-profile case in the country's entire history!