Victory is Dalagh's (Ch.86)

~People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure~

-Lao Tzu

"Your royal majesty. Second prince Jalan seeks audience." The eunuch outside the doors of the rising dragon palace announced as was the due procedure for whoever wished to have an audience with the king of Dalagh, regardless of status.

"Send him in." King Ragoth's voice reached them from within his quarters. The eunuchs pulled open the doors and prince Jalan walked in, Caius and Arauth following behind him. They passed through the series of double doors before finally arriving at king Ragoth's main quarters where he sat opposite the great general Cassimir, an ongoing game of Go on the table between them.