Book 8: Chapter 40: There Is a Difference
“Are you planning a coup?” asked Jing.
Sen almost spat out the food he’d just put in his mouth. He glowered at Jing, who gave him a beatific smile in return.
Swallowing hard to get the food past the lump in his throat, Sen said, “Why would you ask me such an absurd question?”
“Well, with all those rumors regarding your Fortress of Doom—”
“It’s not a Fortress of Doom,” growled Sen. “It’s just… It’s just sufficiently defended.”
“From what?” asked Jing.
“Mosquitos,” deadpanned Sen. “Terrible things, mosquitoes. Buzzing in your ears. Drinking your blood. They’re the demons of the insect world.”
“Are they?”
“Yes, and I must protect my manor from their insidious ways!” cried Sen, raising a fist in the air and turning his eyes towards the heavens.