Everyone's eyes turned to Stella because the Great Sage asked her to choose between Fabian and Conrad. They were all waiting for her reply.
"Huh? Me? Your Holiness, I'm still too young for marriage. And I have already rejected their proposal. I can't possibly take back my words now, can I?" Stella faked an innocent smile.
"You don't want to be the Empress? It's the most powerful position a lady can have in the empire," the sage said as if educating a child.
Stella felt bad lingering on this topic. It was like she was rejecting Conrad and Fabian again and in front of everyone too. But it was better to clarify this now while the people concerned are around to listen.
