"Your Majesty probably hasn't retired for the night yet!"
Minister De Luyis, who quickly stepped down from the carriage, asked Mokal upon meeting him in the Tuileries Palace hall.
"Not yet! His Majesty is still working in the study." Mokal shook his head and replied to De Luyis, then deliberately lowered his voice to ask, "Lord De Luyis, did something happen for you to come here so late? If it's bad news, could you report it tomorrow? His Majesty hasn't had a good night's sleep for several days!"
"Rest assured, I'm here to bring good news to His Majesty!" Minister De Luyis first assured Mokal that he wasn't here to ruin the Emperor's mood, then, in an excited tone, said, "The Imperial Army has engaged with the Russian Empire near the Silistra Fortress!"
"How is the situation? Did our forces win?" Mokal impatiently asked De Luyis.
