As if getting to the same conclusion as Artie did, the look on Xolani's face grew dark. If the royals were the ones to inherit the places, then… he would lose the Office of the Head Emperor and his clutch on Aelinora at the same time. That bad king in the making would be the superpower of Aelinora, and the devildoms would indeed take a hit if someone so ignorant and boorish would lead the continent.
Then again, Xolani had no chance of actually stopping it from happening. He could only beg Zinigrid to find a place for him. Who between them didn't know that when Zinigrid leaves for Aelinora and Xochil ascends the throne, the first person to be executed was none other than Xolani?
Perhaps, the same thoughts were also in Zinigrid's mind. However, both of them were in the same boat. None of them had the power to stop the ascension. He could only look for a place where Xochil wouldn't be able to touch Xolani, and he needed to prepare for it quickly.
