Shaking his head, Thomas moved through the corridors of the palace. He always thought that defense was the most important part of the empire, and the recent capture of the Empress only convinced him that he was right. Fixing his sword on his belt, he sighed as he moved  towards the throne room. He saw the buzz and really did not wish to be the last person to enter. All that would do was anger the Emperor and that was the last thing he wished to do.<br/><br/>Taking a slow walk towards the throne room, he made the decision to not rush himself. If the Emperor was not in the throne room, then he did not wish to stand around a room with groups of people all over. Moving outside the throne room, he leaned against the wall. He didn’t care if he got bonus points for being in the room early, he did not like waiting for anyone and the Emperor would be no different.