The king and queen were dead, passed away peacefully in their sleep.
Despite every effort made to stop the rumour from spreading, Keito knew he would not be able to keep this information under wraps for long. So, he had decided to make the announcement himself.
The resulting uproar was to be expected and as he had imagined, the nobility was not happy with him taking the throne so young.
"We can't make you bear this burden right now, your highness. Please allow me to advise you and stay by your side" Keito could not tell you how many times he had heard those exact words from people close to his parents.
It was a little overbearing, to say the least.
The funeral procession had not even started and people had already begun to capitalize on the death of his parents.
"I'll think about it but adviser Hua should do his job in the meantime" the other, older man took it as his cue to leave and in a matter of seconds, someone else took his place.
It was a never-ending procedure.
