It is where the Emperor would traditionally hold any war-related planning activities. There is likely a guard on duty there, not to mention the occasi...nal guard in the halls."Janna thought about this for a moment. "The southeast tower? Doesn't the south side of the Palace face the river and a forest beyond that?" Yes, true." There's got to be a portico or overlook there, some place where I can get in. The west side of the Imperial palace is hardly guarded at all, once you get past the gardens.. "Hmm ... was that sarcasm? Oh well, let it go Mac ... just take your groceries and be on your way. I pushed the cart out to the parking lot and unloaded the groceries into a huge hard plastic cooler in the back. The groceries would stay cool while I did the rest of my errands in town. I climbed into the truck and drove to the Post Office. It was, of course, closed for the holiday, but I was able to stuff the seven envelopes containing my personal check and the bill receipt into the outgoing. The each were wearing robes.“I hope you enjoyed yourself,” Brad said. “And I hope it wasn’t too much for you. But you seemed to handle it all OK. But we don’t think you’re in a condition where you should drive home tonight. Spend the night here. We’ve got plenty of extra bedrooms.”With that said, Brad and Lorraine helped to her feet and handed her a robe. They led her back upstairs and into one of the spare bedrooms. “There’s a private bath,” Lorraine said. “Take a hot shower and try to get. His coat went black and rigid as he did, and he started a loud snarl, until he caught site of Titan and the rest of the patrol.We 'heard' the mental laughter of the three Yaru as they enjoyed Greytail's embarrassment at being caught unawares. I thought to him. < these tricksters are merely enjoying the benefits of my being able to do this.> I jumped myself and Copper to the other side of Andy and Slider. Greytail's amazed thought shouted out. "indeed, Greytail. You may not have long to remain.