[No, it's not....but neither is a lot of other things that he recalls. Koumei just sighed, and reached up to start twisting his thick locks of hair around his fingers.]

That's a long story, [he said at length.] Suffice to say, holding a rank in an Empire that has spent generations fighting in some war, some where, makes you expect an assassination attempt at some point.

I can't say I'm happy about it, but there's nothing that can be done, either. Worrying over things that are impossible to change does nothing for anyone.