And then Ozma would sit in her jeweled throne, with her chosen courtiers all about her, and listen patiently to any complaint brought to her by her subjects, striving to accord equal justice to all.
The four Potatoes plus Kara (Aru was still withholding judgment on whether or not she was an honorary Potato) were standing in the shallows of a golden dock that led to an archway studded with gemstones.
She then sang the poem by Su Dongpo: THE AUTUMN MOON I cannot sleep a bit tonight, The sky's so clear with moonlight; I roll up jeweled blinds and gaze, On scene so vast and lovely.
I stared back at the lights of Bay City and tried not to bear down too hard on my dinner. Scattered points of light drew together and became a jeweled bracelet laid out in the show window of the night.