I put my fork down and it clanged against the plate as if to reflect the shock inside my head. "No," I said instantly, without thinking for one more second.
"No?" he asked with a slightly high-pitched voice, as if he was a tiny girl asking her boyfriend to buy her one more diamond necklace. I sighed and shook my head. "That's… not possible. A king should be like the water, paving the way for the kingdom to flow smoothly and at the same time, give life to the residents around him. I'm sorry if I'm being blunt but I see you as a normal human now, not a Prince. But as a person who has gone through a lot of places and threats, I don't think you're fit to be king. The citizens are likely to get burnt by your flames if you do sit on the throne."
