The Emperor smiled and got up upon finishing his words and was about to make his way to the door, but stopped upon hearing Lyle.
"Your Majesty, what kind of person is my father?"
The Emperor paused at the door, Lyle's question hanging in the air. For a moment, Malasi seemed lost in thought, his hand resting on the doorframe. Then, with a deep breath, he turned back to face Lyle.
"Your father," Malasi began, his voice softer than before, "is a man of immense power, but also one of great restraint. He's someone who commands respect not just through his strength, but through his presence—his very aura. When he enters a room, everyone notices, and not because he demands it, but because he simply is."
"He is the youngest Vampire Lord in the Moonless Night Empire, and he commands a great deal of respect because of it, even the other lords respect him when he is their junior, that is just how much talent and strength he has."
