Prince Dwei was not allowed to discuss Empress Qing's real identity with his father, for fear that it would cause some untoward things. And even though he wanted to do it, he had to hold himself back as hard as he could from doing it, no matter how badly his mouth wanted to speak.
When his father took him to discuss the defense of the empire, he tried to focus, even when Ying Hua was beside him accompanying him.
All the preparations had been carried out very carefully, and they were all sure that this battle would be won by them.
"However, they don't know the biggest enemy they will face yet," said the Skeleton Crow to Ying Hua on one occasion.
She turned to him and seemed to look at him in surprise. "We're going to fight the dragons. Is not it? All the troops are prepared, so I don't think there's anything to be afraid of."
