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Rashta says the Empress does not know and reminds him of the plan to make her his mistress; the Emperor says they will not rush and that he has a plan.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Emperor sentences Laura, the Empress's lady-in-waiting, to three days in prison; although the Empress finds the punishment harsh, she cannot object. The Empress personally brings Laura out of the tower, has her bathed, and has her favorite desserts prepared. The Emperor summons her and questions why she is looking after Laura; the Empress says it would be unjust to dismiss a servant loyal to her. When the Emperor states that he expects obedience, the Empress responds sharply. Then Rashta appears as a servant; the Emperor gives her pumpkin pie and compares her with the Empress. Rashta says the Empress does not know and reminds him of the plan to make her his mistress; the Emperor says they will not rush and that he has a plan.","key_events":["The Emperor imprisons the Empress's lady-in-waiting for three days for insulting his protected runaway slave.","Rashta reminds the Emperor of his promise to make her his mistress; he says there is no rush and he has a plan.","The Emperor and Empress argue over obedience and authority until he dismisses her, tired.","The injured Rashta offers to serve the Emperor; he gives her pumpkin pie and compares her joy to the Empress.","The Emperor summons the Empress and demands she dismiss Laura; she refuses as unjust.","Three days later the Empress personally retrieves Laura from the tower, bathes her and prepares desserts."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"YES, SHE IS YOUR LADY-IN-WAITING. BUT, SHE IS ALSO A CITIZEN OF MY EMPIRE.\n\nLOCK HER UP FOR THREE DAYS.\nYOUR MAJESTY, THAT'S QUITE EXCESSIVE!\nEXCESSIVE?\n\nTHIS GIRL IS INJURED AND UNDER MY CARE. YET YOUR LADY-IN-WAITING CALLED HER A \"FILTHY WENCH.\"\nBUT YOU STILL THINK MY PUNISHMENT EXCESSIVE?\nNO, YOUR MAJESTY!\nI-IT'S NOT EXCESSIVE AT ALL!\n\nLAURA...!\nIT SEEMS WE'RE FINISHED HERE THEN. YOU MAY TAKE YOUR LEAVE.\n\n3 DAYS LATER\nI PERSONALLY WENT UP TO THE TOWER LAURA HAD BEEN LOCKED AWAY IN AND BROUGHT HER BACK.\n\nI THEN HAD HER BATHED IN MY ROOM...\n...AND HAD JUST FINISHED PREPARING HER FAVORITE DESSERTS...\n...WHEN...\nHIS MAJESTY WANTS TO SEE ME?\nPARDON ME FOR INTERRUPTING, BUT YES... HIS ORDER WAS TO TAKE YOU TO HIM IMMEDIATELY.\n\nFINE.\nLET'S GO.\n\nHER MAJESTY IS HERE TO SEE YOU, YOUR MAJESTY.\nYOU CALLED?\n\nAH, YES. EMPRESS.\nI HEARD YOU INSISTED ON PERSONALLY ESCORTING THE GIRL I'D LOCKED UP.\nDID YOU REALLY HAVE TO?\nARE YOU ASKING WHY I HAD TO PERSONALLY ATTEND TO HER WHEN YOU EXPRESSLY HAD HER PUNISHED?\nSO YOU KNOW.\n\nAND YOU STILL TENDED TO HER...\nWHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD HER THROWN OUT INSTEAD.\nIT'S UNJUST TO THROW OUT A SERVANT PUNISHED FOR BEING DEVOTED TO ME.\nMOREOVER, HER ACTIONS WERE WELL WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF COMMON SENSE.\nSO.\nYOU INSIST ON KEEPING HER BY YOUR SIDE?\nSHE'LL ALREADY BE A LAUGHINGSTOCK FOR BEING PUNISHED FOR HAVING A SHARP WORD WITH A MERE RUNAWAY SLAVE WHO'S YET TO EVEN BE A MISTRESS.\nWHO I APPOINT AS MY LADY-IN-WAITING IS MY PREROGATIVE.\nBUT IF I ALSO HAVE HER EXILED FROM THE COURT, SHE'LL BE OSTRACIZED FROM SOCIETY.\n\nLAURA GOT PUNISHED BECAUSE I'D BEEN OUTDONE BY RASHTA THAT TIME, BUT THIS IS AS FAR AS IT GOES.\nTHIS QUIBBLE WITH YOU TIRES ME.\nWHY CAN'T YOU JUST OBEDIENTLY DO AS I SAY FOR ONCE?\nWHAT?\nOBEDIENTLY DO AS YOU SAY?\n\nTHE EMPRESS...\n...IS NOT SOMEONE WHO IS HERE TO BE AT YOUR BECK AND COMMAND, YOUR MAJESTY.\nTHAT'S WHY I CAN'T HELP BUT COMPARE YOU TWO!\n\nCOMPARE ME?\n...WITH WHOM?\nI'M TIRED. YOU MAY GO.\n\nI'M THIRSTY...\nSIGH...\n\nHAVE YOU CALLED...\nHMM?\n...YOUR MAJESTY♡?\nRASHTA?\nSINCE WHEN HAVE YOU WORKED AS AN ATTENDANT?\nWELL,\nI THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY RIGHT THAT I DO MY FAIR SHARE TO HELP!\nSO YOU WILL BE MY ATTENDANT?\nYES!\n\nWHAT AN AMUSING GIRL YOU ARE.\nYOU STRUGGLE TO EVEN WALK. HOW COULD YOU DO AN ATTENDANT'S JOB?\nIT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT FOR YOU TO REST. HERE. HAVE SOME PUMPKIN PIE INSTEAD.\nWOW!\nPUMPKIN PIE!\n\nARE YOU THIS EXCITED OVER A SIMPLE PIE?\nIT'S NOT JUST ANY PIE!\nI GIVE THE EMPRESS EXPENSIVE JEWELS AND HER REACTION IS SO FRIGID.\nBUT IT TAKES SO LITTLE TO MOVE YOU TO JOY. HOW FASCINATING.\nIS THE EMPRESS NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR GIFTS?\nSHE IS. AND I KNOW SHE IS GRATEFUL, BUT SHE'S QUITE RESERVED AND ONLY SHOWS THE BAREST FLICKERS OF EMOTION.\nIT MUST BE BECAUSE... SHE GREW UP WITHOUT KNOWING A DAY OF HARDSHIP. SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW HARSH THE WORLD IS.\n\nSHE PROBABLY TAKES HER GIFTS OF PRECIOUS GEMS FOR GRANTED.\nHMM?\nI-I DON'T MEAN TO SPEAK ILL OF HER!\nI-I JUST MEAN IT'S LIKE THAT FOR ANYONE WHO'S BEEN RAISED WITH PLENTY.\nIT WOULD BE THE SAME FOR YOU IF YOU WERE GIVEN LARGE GEMS AS GIFTS. I'M SURE YOU WOULD FEEL INDIFFERENT...\n\nI SEE.\nMY PREY IS CLEVERER THAN SHE SEEMS.\nOH, POOH...\nYOU'RE ALWAYS CALLING ME YOUR PREY.\nUM, BUT YOUR MAJESTY...\n\n...YOU SAID YOU WOULD MAKE ME YOUR MISTRESS.\nTHAT'S RIGHT.\nIT SEEMED LIKE THE EMPRESS DIDN'T KNOW...\nIT'S NO MATTER. THERE'S NO RUSH, IS THERE? WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW.\n\nDON'T WORRY YOUR PRETTY LITTLE HEAD. 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