Princess Eleanor was silent, "Your thinking was wrong?"
"Yes. Erasmus had not forgotten what the Emperor or the current Empress had done. But he was still aware of your position. You were the real chosen one." Grand Duke Christopher continued, "When I knew about it, I went to meet him. Not as a Grand Duke, but as his brother. After all, it involved the person I loved. Erasmus was a little afraid. I cannot lie. Men can have the power to influence people but I have the power to kill them. After all, I am known as the bloodthirsty Grand Duke."
