She saw Megan waving to her across the yard, and started back toward her employer. “Come on,” Megan said. “The real fun’s about to begin, and I don’t want to miss any of it.”
Megan’s lungs were still not up to rapid movement, so their pace was no better than a fast walk as they returned through the maze of the infirmary to the other side behind the screen that led to the main courtyard. Almost everyone else in the monastery had beaten them to the site, but the crowd parted to let them through. It annoyed Jade a little to have her recent speech forgotten so quickly, but for Megan’s sake she was just as glad.
Jade wasn’t quite sure what she’d been expecting, but was disappointed by what she saw. This was not the full Imperial court, but rather the retainers and forerunners who would make t
