The first few days following the amputation had been the worst. A person who used to have all limbs intact suddenly had to live without one, so the psychological blow would be monumental.

The same went for Arlo. For men like him, the phase up to acceptance of their own disability was grueling, and they almost always fell into a period of slump..

Arlo had always been a proud man, too, and having become the governor of the Right Military Governor's Office, he was a man driven with great ambition.

That he had suddenly become disabled was like having a bucket of cold water splashed right in his face.

But even as he was left fuming and moping, there was a knock on the door.

Arlo checked the time and realized that Callum had been gone for over an hour.

Presuming that his consul had returned from his task, he quickly said, "Come in. The door's not locked."

As the door was gently opened from the outside, he asked, "Did you buy it? Let me try it out."

To be honest, he wasn't holding o