"Sir?" Tenpou responded, smiling stupidly.

Yes, this was his marshal.

The dragon king waved a handful of documents in front of him. "Paperwork with regards to last week's...incident. I will not do these alone, given that you-"

"I didn't do it."

Goujun shrugged and settled himself down in the grass beside him. "I never said you did, but nevertheless, I will not burden myself with the bureaucracy's inane little protocols more than needed. Therefore I thought it appropriate for you to have your share of the responsibility."

"And so you decide to spend some free time with me? I'm touched."

He ignored the insubordination. In any case, the fire had deprived him of his office. There was no other place to work. "Now I need to know with as much precision as you can muster, the details surrounding the event."

"I'll be as specific as possible."

The report went something like this...

Cause of fire: Toppled lamp.

Casualties: None.

Witnesses: None to speak of.

Suspects should this matter be taken to higher court: The wind, perhaps a cat of sorts.

Solicitation: Request the building materials and laborers necessary to reconstruct the Western Army's main building.

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Konzen looked at the report and scoffed. "The idiot."

Then he stamped the document: APPROVED.