"But what if Raven was chosen to be the king of the Pearl Kingdom as well?" Mana asked. "Didn't you say that the previous master of the Holy Sceptre was both?"
Head Sage Yue sighed. "I don't know," he murmured. "I can only hope that the ancestral spirits will remain dormant."
"It's worth a try, I think," Raven said to Mana. "If I am not even standing among the pool of candidates for the position of the monarch, it is better, isn't it?"
Mana couldn't disagree with that. Well, it's not like they could control this anyway. If Raven did get chosen, they would figure out a solution later.
"All right," she said. "So Father will arrange for the ritual for choosing his successor first?" she asked, looking up at Head Sage Yue.
