There were many chairs Joaquin and Aries could sit in the emperor's spacious room. But he chose to sit her down on the edge of the bed where they were facing the cage that was beyond the opened curtains. Unlike this side of the room that was decorated grandly plated with gold, that part of the joint room was the total opposite.
Aside from that cage enough to keep the emperor to move while crouching down, there was nothing around. No stands or furniture, shelves, or at least a table or a chair. It was as if it was designed to be a stage, while the person who would sit in this grandiose room could watch him for entertainment.
It was cruel the more Aries looked at that cage whilst sitting on the wide bed.
"How…" came out a shaking voice after minutes of pure silence, eyes still on that cage in the middle of the next room. "How did he become like that? Had he lost his mind?"
