"Auten! What was the conclusion of the negotiation?" Empress Heidi inquired. She had guessed from Auten's countenance, but she chose to ask anyway.

All of the officials turned to gaze at Auten at the same time.

"Mother Empress!" Prince Auten growled, "The White Tiger King was too full of himself and arrogant! He didn't take me seriously and said that if it were my father who went there, he would have to bow to him as well."

Prince Auten became angrier. "When we first met, the White Tiger King