The Dark Of The Light ||| (ON HOLD)

Nazaan has a surprise

"How do you expect me to react." said an indignant Seol.
"But my lord, the people don't have any grievances" said Ivy "they only wanted to meet the Emperor out of gratitude.
"That is because, I have done everything in my power to make sure of their well-being" retorted Seol.

The administrators of Nazaan had gathered at the council of Administration. Nazaan had five administrators who assisted the head of state in administrating Nazaan. All of them were Brahmins, who were assigned the responsibility of administrating the different parts. Zeus the youngest of them was assigned south Nazaan, Jon had East Nazaan, Ivy central, Cecile West and Barrister was assigned north.

Seol who was the head of state resided in Heimland Isle which was separated from the mainland of Nazan by a strip of the cold ocean.
Seol had without taking advice from the council registered grievances against the Emperor's delay in visiting Nazaan.

"But my lord, wouldn't that be wrong, misrepresenting the people's opinion. Said Cecile, "the emperor may not be very pleased."

"Oh my dear Cecile, HOW DO YOU THINK WE ARE GOING TO RUN THE STATE IF THE REVENUE IS NOT INCREASED" Seol stood up from his seat, his face now red with anger "The state treasury is about to exhaust, and unless the emperor directs so, the people won't pay increased duty."

"We could have requested the Emperor to send someone with revised revenue declaration." Said Jon.

"Yes, the emperor would not have objected," Zeus added "afterall we all know, the emperor would never say no to anything which is for the betterment and wellbeing of his people."

"Yes only last year after the naming ceremony of the princess he had sent each state 30 billion gulars." Said Cecile.

"WHAT?" Jon, Ivy and Zeus said at once.

"We received such an amount from the royal treasury," said Jon "we shouldn't have needed to collect duty from our people for atleast five years."

"And you are saying it was all exhausted" said Zeus, "Will you care to explain yourself."

"How dare you speak to me like that." Shouted Seol. "I am your head, you all forgot your place! You are meant to respect me. You are supposed to worship me you nincompoops" he bellowed as he rose from his chair at the head of the stone table "I will have you four executed. "

"We are only answerable to the emperor and our loyalty lies with him. You are nothing more than a care-taker my lord. A representative of the Great Vayuvijay" said Zeus calmly. He stood up from his seat as well, and was quickly followed by Cecile, Ivy and Jon.
"We were appointed by the Rajdhani and we shall never betray the Rajdhani" Said Ivy her voice not hiding the anger "You have mismanaged the revenue sent by the Emperor for its people and we WILL report it."

"GO TO YOUR DARLING EMPEROR," Seol spat out "It is me who has for the last thirty years governed Nazaan and protected it, while he is busy making babies. And today you are raising fingers at me. You disloyal ungrateful pieces of rubbish, I had worked for Nazaan since before you creatures were born. You fools.."

"ENOUGH..." snarled Zeus. "We will not tolerate a word against the Emperor. You have not exercised your power for Nazaan's benefits, you have usurped it." He glared at Seol, his hands closed in fists.

"Your either withdraw the grievance or I shall be forced to inform his majesty about your treachery." Said Zeus as he walked upto the head of state who cowered before him. Zeus extended his hand to Cecile who placed a parchment and an inked feather.

The four administrators waited as Seol wrote the withdrawal before tying it to the claws of the kite who flew away with the scroll.

"Be careful my lord, as from now we have our eyes on you."