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"Well, we'll treat you good." Enzeru said as he placed restraints on Shoan's hands and bandages on his wounds, by this time the Imperial Guards had entered the clearing and were covering Shoan so that he wouldn't try anything. "This time, you even get your own horse. You had to walk last time didn't you?"
The journey back to the Emperor's palace took about five days, though Enzeru had made it in three. Upon, entering the palace's towering doors, Enzeru looked around at the splendid place. The rock gardens, monasteries, guards quarters, fish ponds, and of course the Emperor's main hall. The whole scene always entranced Enzeru, he was completely awestruck.
Enzeru and his batallion dismounted and led the infamous bandit to the deepest reaches of the palace, the dungeon. After Shoan was securely locked in his cell, and ten armed guards had been posted around the cell, as well as one guard at every exit, Enzeru made his way to the Emperor's main hall.
The doors flew open as he approached and he was greeted by the sight of nearly ten thousand lit candles around the hall and all of the Emperor's advisors standing to the side of each gigantic door. Keeping his eyes to the floor, Enzeru advanced to with in one hundred paces of the Emperor and knelt.
"You called for me, your majesty?"
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