A Lotus for the Regent

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“Be quick about it.”
The slaves surrounding the boy-king bowed and made hurried movements with their hands and feet, but they did not really work any faster. The boy-king, Jahen, sat on a silk couch of gold and blue parallel lines and fed his turtle bits of red meat, all while the palace slaves tried to put the finishing touches on him. One slave bent forward and reached out his hand tentatively, hoping to apply a bit of mascara to the boy's eyelids. Another pulled the black wig down around his
... ears, covering his shaved head. Still another took the boy's hand and inspected his fingernails. But through all this, Jahen squirmed.
“Stop fidgeting, Jahen,” Kamen said.
The boy dropped the last piece of meat in front of his lumbering turtle and sat up straight. He locked eyes with Kamen and put on his best stern face, playing at the grave expressions he saw every day at court. “Will Darien be coming today, too?”
Kamen shook his head. “I doubt it. Darien's responsibilities keep him at sea most of the time.”
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