Chapter 20

• “Eunuch Hirrux, if I may ask you something delicate?” Ril’m couldn’t hold back herself anymore. She was dying to know for some reason.
• The head eunuch signaled the entourage to take a dozen steps back to not hear their conversation. He then prompted the general, “Of course, General.”
• She moved closer to the eunuch and whispered, “How is the Royal Envoy related to the queen? You don’t need to answer if you think I’m asking something inappropriate.”