534 - You have to Breathe Sometime, Chevenga!

He blinked, looking non-plussed.  What did he expect?  Of course, the greater part of the ceremony would be his asa kraiya address, rather than his response to this genteelly despised and reluctantly received award.
He thanked everyone he thought should be thanked and answered the jibes from the crowd when they disavowed their parts.  "I could have done nothing without you." The cheers and