I got a letter. It was from the king of the Sashan, delivered by a royal messenger wearing more red velvet than should ever be concentrated in any one place at any one time, and addressed to me personally. Hold your horses a moment and consider that. Imperial protocol requires that emperors write to emperors. You don’t send a letter to a fellow emperor’s subject, just as you don’t put your hand down the blouse of a fellow emperor’s wife. It’s not respectful.
