Hearing that the governor had arrived, Marvin promptly stayed silent and beckoned to his deputy.

Together, they stood up to welcome Arlo, who just happened to enter the office at the same time.

As soon as they saw each other, Marvin's lackey bowed so deeply his back arched at a ninety-degree angle. "Governor Griffin! Mr. Doakes!"

While Marvin was a special envoy, he was still not important enough to meet a governor. Even when it came to Reuben Sarkies, whom he often worked with, he had only e