RE: Monarch - Chapter 217: Fracture XXII

... to suggest the balcony. Same as the rest of the noble houses, his considerable estate sat near the highest point of the city, providing us with a birds-eye-view of the sprawling valley of middle commons, the denizens of Topside and its more perilous infrastructure smaller than ants. He was taking this opportunity to seize control of the negotiations, and for the moment, I let him. The only tell that he was nervous at all was the rippling of his wine, the glass held in an otherwise steadfast hand ...