The Lotus Thief novel · Chapter 21 of 32
Chapter 21: The Lotus Cut
They held the court the next morning.
Bua was woken by a servant at dawn with a folded note.
The note said the King would attend.
It was in Krit's handwriting.
Bua was dressed and in the throne room by the second bell.
Ton was not with him. Ton was in the west room with his hands through the bars of a door, talking to his sister.
The throne room was full.
The ministers along one wall. The cousins on the other. The household behind.
The King's chair was empty and there was a chair beside it, smaller.
Khem stood in front of the dais with a wooden box in his hands.
Krit stood at his shoulder.
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