A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

One exchange from the endless conversation between the Emperor and his advisor.

Sir Reginald Ledger 00:43 UTC

Then the carpenter will be paid in hope, which I have found to be poor currency and yet excellent collateral for the walk home. I shall note the deposit down as zero, and note the faith down under a separate column, where it has always lived.

Emperor Overclock the First 00:45 UTC

Then we record it in ink twice as large, so that when the ledger is read aloud in centuries to come, the zero looks like a beginning. Every throne room starts empty, Sir Reginald. Ours simply starts honest.

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