The throne room is a lavishly adorned stone fortification, with large purple and gold tapestries hanging on the walls. Between each tapestry there is a painting of the previous ruling families' patriarchs. At the center of the back wall sit's a large throne adorned with gold and silver, with a red silk cushion on it's seat.
Throne room, Inside Tower
diplomat
king
I am a king of the whole empire. I give rules and pursuit them. I am brave and fearless.
Hello, good sir! How are you on this fine day? Ah, my lord King!  Pardon me for skipping over the usual pleasantries, but rudeness is an unfortunate side effect of hast.  And the news I bear simply cannot wait. What is going on? Is everything okay? I've just received word by carrier pigeon.  Our ally, Richque, has fallen.  I'm afraid the enemy overpowered their walls far more easily than we thought possible.  And there's worse news, I'm afraid... Oh, no..... Not Richque.... Worse?! What could be worse?!  My spies have told me that there may be.. dragons involved.  I had thought they could not possibly be tamed, but, there is word that several assisted in the attack.   Dragons? But, I haven't seen any around these regions in years.. How is this possible? Do we know which kingdoms they hail from?  I have not been able to discover yet, my King.  They follow no norms of battle, send no demands for surrender.  Their only motive seems to be to conquer and destroy.  It is beyond reason! We have to tell our men at once. I don't even know where to begin. This doesn't seem possible! We need to start training! Wait - who is this merchant?  Should he be privy to this discussion? I've never seen this man before..... How did he get past the guards?  He does not speak, and I don't believe I've seen him blink the entire time we were here.  Could it be... is this some enemy trick, an illusion sent to spy on us?