"Have you not heard how many lands fell because of her? The land of green where she came from fell into ruin. In the empire, she became a crown princess, and chaos also ensued, costing the deaths of many royalties and nobles. Lastly, the Haimirich Empire — the empire Abel Grimsbanne governed. That empire was already forgotten and ruined. I won't allow her curse existence to bring down the Mainland."
It took a lifetime of self-control for Miguel to not argue with his father's twisted perspective. He kept quiet as he listened to Lord Albert's sermon before sending him away. Still, his father's remarks got stuck in his head even after days later.
"Did you request for a private audience just to space out?" Miguel snapped out of his trance, seeing a cup of tea before him. When he slowly lifted his eyes, all he saw was the short smile dominating Aries's face whilst sitting down across from him.
