as soon as the gate opened i went into a state of shock and awe . if what i saw outside was mesmerizing then what i saw right now is even more outstanding . the hall had chairs made out of gold , a shimmering carpet , perfectly carved walls and the throne which seemed as tall as the hall on which a man was standing with a interested face . as soon as i saw that man , i knew that he was the emperor . he had the charisma to rule over people . beside him was a man . he stared at me as if i was some sort of strange animal . if he is this close to the emperor than obviouslly the chancellor . on the seats aside than the throne there were 2 seats filled . they both seated on the first seats which got them closer to the emperor's throne which told me that they were very influential people . something like duke . ah , so that is the man who is the father of that snobbish lady . yes , one of the man who sitting on the seats resembled the snobbish lady . they looked very similar even their aura . both had the aura of high and mightiness . i entered the room with an expressionless face . they won't let a prince swayed by only materialistic things have the throne so , the best way is to hide my thoughts and cloud my opponents judgemennt . i then bowed and said " i greet the shimmering sun of the empire , his majesty the emperor " this was a code word only the royal family uses in order to identify the royal blood . this was the proof that i was the real prince . the emperor then smirked and said " it's been such a long time , my dear son . you have grown to become such a fine young man " i replied " i am flattered , your majesty " chancellor then said " your highness , how have you been ?" i replied " just how do you think i am , lord chancellor ?" the chancellor raised a brow while the emperor chuckled . the emperor then said " have you come to see your mother ? or something else !" i replied " i am here for two things " the emperor replied in curiosity " what may it be ?" i replied " for the upcoming war as well as the throne " he stiffened at the word war . i knew that if the people of the capital were this calm means that the was was about to begin wasn't told . and a war can't simply begin in mere 3 years . it requires preparations if the war was of such a huge scale . chancellor said " who are you ?" i replied " i am just a prince who has returned " with a sinister smile . i knew that the dukes' got chills .