The Lord arrived just at the last moment allowed by the time limit,
As she sat down, the train of her dress behind her wove into a large bed identical to the Cancer Palace, and she and Jin both removed their boots and leg armor to sit on it.
Everyone was present,
The Duke organizing this plague meeting drew an ancient coin from the folds of his belly pouch and tossed it skyward.
Ding!
Only the sound of the coin seemingly landing in some metal balance was heard, then it vanished, and some kind of trade had already been made.
A bottle of Duke-branded coffee drink appeared in the hands of everyone present, made from coffee beans grown on Duke Mountain mixed with fresh milk, delicious and invigorating.
"Everyone is present, the meeting is about to begin. As I have notified everyone, today's meeting will decide the survival issue of the entire Sick Focus."
The Lord who had just lain on the bed gently asked, "Is the war about to start?"
