Reptile informs Sindel

It's very early in the morning when reptile arrives at the city gates

Guard: What is it reptile

Reptile: I have news for the empress

Guard: Oh really, sorry but the empress is too busy to deal with an animal like you

reptile: that's not for you to decide

What is going on here

The guards salute the man that approaches

Guard: Lieutenant Reiko, reptile wants to enter the city

Reiko: For what reason

Reptile: I have information for the empress

Reiko: I see, Then I'll escort you to General Shoa

Reptile: I don't want to see your master, Reiko

Reiko: Watch your tongue lizard, I'm General's shoa second in command, you will speak to me with respect

Reptile: I'll talk to you however I like, You're not the boss of me, the empress is

Reiko: Do I need to put you in your place

Reptile: Like you can

Reiko gives a hand signal and more guards surround reptile

Reptile: You don't even have the guts to fight me yourself

Reiko: Shut and follow me

Reptile and Reiko enter the city

Reiko: Let's go. General Shoa will be very interested to hear what you have to say

?: Hold on a moment

Reptile and Reiko are stopped by the city's police force, and their leader, First Constable Li Mei

Reiko: First Constable, what can I help you with

Li Mei: What are you two doing here, this early in the morning? The curfew is still in effect

Reiko: I'm taking reptile here to general Shoa

Li Mei: Is that true, Syzoth

Reiko: What did you just call him

Li Mie: I called him by his name, as one should

Syzoth: I have information for the empress, but instead of bringing me to the palace, Reiko insists on bringing me to General Shao

Li Mei: I should have expected that, Probably wants to take the credit for your news for himself, Get out of here Reiko, I'll take it from here

Reiko: I don't take orders from you

Li Mei: You do within the walls of the city, In here I outrank you and even Shao, remember that

Reiko: you bitch

Li Mei uses her purple nova magic to send Reiko flying back

Li Mei: Remember your place Reiko

Li Mei: Now Syzoth, let's go I'm sure the empress will want to hear what you have to say

Later, just outside the throne room

Li Mei: The empress will be ready soon Syzoth, She just needs some time to get ready since she was still alseep

Syzoth: Of course, I understand

The castle guards open the doors

Castle guard: The empress is ready for you

Li Mei and Syzoth walk into the throne room and come face to face with empress Sindel

Sindel: There better be a good reason why I was woken up from my sleep early

Li mei and Syzoth bow to Sindel

Li Mei: Empress one of your agents comes bearing news

Sindel: Then let him speak, Syzoth come forward

Syzoth; you remember my name, empress

Sindel: Of course I do, You and the other Zaterrans are part of my empire, so what kind of empress would I be if I couldn't remember the name of the strongest Zaterran around

Syzoth: You honor me empress

Sindel: Now, what is the news, you wanted to share

Syzoth: it's about one of the villages you asked me to look out for

Sindel: I thought we had them contained, Please don't tell me that the infected escaped

Syzoth: No they didn't

Sindel: good

Syzoth: They were killed

Sindel: WHAT

Sindel becomes enraged after hearing that

Sindel: We trapped them inside the villages to keep them there while we develop a cure, and now someone killed them, Who was it who dared kill my people

Syzoth: Adventurers form beyond the border

Sindel: what

Syzoth: They took the village for their own and are currently sleeping there

Sindel: the kill my people and then sleep in their beds, what the fuck are they doing in my empire

Syzoth: I do not know, They surrounded the village with a barrier so I couldn't get closer

Li Mei: Empress, maybe these adventurers were hired by the village just outside of the border

Sindel: it would make the most sense, but that pisses me of even more, I gave General Shao orders to make a new deal with the village, if the would honor the new agreement, I would have eventually given the prisoners back

Li Mei: what now empress

Sindel: Guards wake my daughters and bring them here

Syzoth: what about me empress

Sindel: You did well, Now go get some sleep you deserve it

Li Mei: What about me empress

Sidnel: Bring General Shao here, I need to speak to him

Li Mei: As you wish