The people in the room wore strange expressions, a mix of awkwardness, panic, and astonishment.
The topic they had been discussing concerned the Imperial Court and the Young Master, which amounted to treasonous talk. Now the Imperial Court had shown up on their doorstep, and furthermore, told them to keep right on talking.
Where were they supposed to start? Were they supposed to tell the Imperial Court straight to their face that they were joining forces to rebel?
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