Trinket accompanied Kang Xi back to the Hall of Nurturing the Mind. He waited at the entrance for some time. Then he saw Colonel Ajige, the commandant of the Vanguard Regiment, come out-an obvious sign that Kang Xi was redeploying units of the Vanguards, to catch the assassins. A eunuch summoned Trinket into the Emperor's presence. Kang Xi dismissed his guards and eunuchs, and told Trinket to close the doors behind him. Kang Xi paced up and down the room, frowning to himself. There was obviously something weighty on his mind. He seemed to be struggling with himself, trying to come to a decision. Trinket watched him anxiously. With every day the Emperor was growing more and more a figure of authority, someone to be feared. Each time he saw him, he felt their old friendship slipping away. Gone were the days when they used to spar and tumble together without a care in the world.

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