The same dream has kept going past where it used to end, for days now. The drum no longer stops at twelve. After the thirteenth beat, someone calls a name, and every time, that's where I wake.

• Han RokThe scribe does not record dreams. I am, however, recording how many days Your Majesty has slept less.
  EliasHow many days is it.
• The Queen DowagerThe late Emperor heard drums too, in his final years. You really do take after him.
  EliasWhenever the word 'alike' leaves your mouth, Dowager, it always means something else.