Lihua smirked seeing the reactions. Everyone looked amber except one. She got the answer right then.
"Are you all eager to become the next Emperor?" She asked her people.
"No," everyone said. Aqua looked at her father and back at Empress Lihua.
"No?" Lihua asked. "Why? I thought except Water Realm's Aenon, everyone looked eager to become the next Emperor. Everyone looked at King Aenon then. He did look dull.
"Pa, what is going on?" Aqua asked.
"Keep quiet, don't take part in the election process," he said to his daughter instead.
"Why?" Aqua searched for an answer on her father's face.
"I guess there is no one here fit for the crown then, no one is open and brave, I just wanted the answer, straight answer," Empress Lihua went on.
"Your highness," Beast King stood up. "Your highness I.. " but Empress quickly raised her hand asking him to stop.
"I don't want to hear anything from you," she said.
"Your highness,"