A month passes, while his troops continue to gather information on both sides. They discover little more about Tawny's past, though she does keep to her agreement of keeping still, claiming that she's gathering additional forces, though she's getting rather upset about how much her opponent is allowed to fortify his position, while she waits; given her impatient nature, she's not likely to wait much longer.<br/><br/>The Emperor doesn't seem to change much, either, as he watches; he's maintaining constant surveillance on his declared enemy, while she has a few spies in his court. He does catch one of her spies, however, torturing the man for information, before releasing him, with a threat of execution if he's caught inside the city again, a far cry from his harsh policies when he was younger. Aside from that, however, he doesn't notice anything particularly eye-catching about either one, although he'll note that dethroning him will likely mean heavy disruption in the region, until she can stabilize it, once more.