his continued silence.
Nanda Lal stalked into the room. He did not bother to close the door behind him. Sanga could see, through that door, a part of a room. One of the Emperor's own private chambers, he realized. Sanga had never entered that room, himself. The Rajput's only contact with Skandagupta had been in chambers given over to public gatherings. He was now in a part of the Grand Palace which was essentially unknown to him. The very core of that great edifice, and the power which rested within it.
"Why are you here, Sanga?" asked the spymaster. His voice, now, was low and calm.
Sanga began to explain his theory about Belisarius' escape, but Nanda Lal interrupted him