An hour later, I realize what politics and government are all about.
When Character Master and Red Bamboo bring me yet another nuts and bolts problem, this one involving the farmers, it completely overshadows the threat that blindsided us. As in, if we don't do this ceremony right during the upcoming festival, a phoenix made of honey is going to torch the entire kingdom.
Don't laugh. Honey is combustible under the right circumstances. It's biomatter. And besides, where mythical creatures are involved, the likelihood of disaster increases exponentially., What was considered "impossible" quickly becomes something that weighs on the mind.
