The king of Vermillion walked to his throne, sat down slowly, and leaned back into the chair. Every movement exuded power and authority.
He leaned on one of his hands and then looked at the people inside the throne room. "Now I'll take your ideas and insights on the matter, starting with you, Duke Levester," the king said, picking out a middle-aged man whose face seemed displeased to be there.
Everyone turned to look at the Duke. The frown on his face said it all, but he had to wipe away that frown as fast as he could. He then walked to the front of the throne room, standing before the throne.
He bowed to the king, portraying a false reverence, but the king could not be bothered with that. He already knew this was something all nobles were trained to do.
Nobles were just rich actors who lied and made it seem like they were telling the truth. A very crucial part of a noble was his ability to make people believe what he was doing.
