Arlie performed the proper envoy's salute, then looked up. The moment he laid eyes on Qi Junmu, he was visibly startled. This was his first time seeing Qi Junmu, and he had not expected the Emperor of Da Qi to be so strikingly commanding—with brows and eyes as sharp and cold as the rare flowers that bloom high in the snowy peaks, beyond anyone's reach.
When Qi Junmu raised an eyebrow slightly, Arlie realized he had been staring. He recovered at once, placing his right hand over his chest and bowing his head slightly in apology. "Arlie did not expect His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi to be so majestic. I have been terribly rude."
Some ministers nodded privately at his candor and formed a favorable impression of Arlie.