"Isaac Hargraves has come here as my guest, and I will not tolerate anything that can annoy or harm him while he remains under my protection. If the Emperor wants to meet him, then he can wait until Isaac is ready."
Isaac raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened. Under normal circumstances, he would have been somewhat moved by those words, because having someone openly declare that they would protect him was not something he would casually dismiss.
Unfortunately, Isaac already knew exactly what Jasmine thought about him. Her system screen had made her feelings painfully clear, and seeing her dislike of him listed so openly made it impossible for him to interpret her words as simple kindness.
'She is really cunning.'
