"Are you saying that the child could not come because he is sick?" the man laughed as if he had heard an absurd joke. "I remember him wielding a sword when he was injured to his bones. That child is not weak as you are portraying him. He is my grandson." this man?
She could not understand why he, Garrison and even Rowan think that it was better to strive hard and work even when he was sick and injured. She could not understand their affection for the child when they only wanted him to suffer.
"I apologize that I was not there to stop him at that time. But I do not want my son to suffer because of useless things. He can train and journey later when he is healthy." she glared back at the man, forgetting that she wanted to leave unscathed.
But what could this man do? Though he was the emperor, she was grand duchess. She held a lot of authority that he could not arrest her for treason. He was going to die soon anyways.
