Lucious now has his power and control over the empire while the dukes were away the emperor's court now listens and fears him. Lucious wanted full control of the emperor's court so he had to convince the emperor to rest and recuperate while he took charge of the state affairs. So he decided to approach and talk to the emperor a few ours before court.
Kishendren: Lucious what are you doing here?...
Lucious: Your imperial majest I'm sorry I've disturbed you while your resting.
Kishendren: It's fine... It's not like there's anyone else I trust with me but you anyways. What do you need?
Lucious: Your majesty may I be bold and tell you my true intentions?
Kishendren: What?
Lucious: Your majesty I will be honest with you. My intentions might be too bold and offensive towards your imperial might and it might anger you. So I want to ask for your permission to speak freely.
Kishendren: Is that so?... What is so important that you need my permission lucious? What are you planing to do?! Are you gonna kill me?
Lucious: Calm down your majesty. I am sorry if I have offended you by my questions but I don't mean to harm you. I would just like to discuss something about your health.
Kishendren: My health huh?! Fine! Speak freely as you wish then. I would like to see what you would like to say about my health.
Lucious: Your majesty everyone notices your health. Your health has been in total decline since the princes left. Even right now that your talking to me your hand is shaking and you can't even stop it from shaking. I think your majesty should rest for a bit and recuperate.
Kishendren: So what if I'm sick?! I'm the emperor of this empire and it is my duty to rule! And even if I do take s rest who will rule the empire?! Who?! Who?! Don't tell me you wish to rule it for me?
Lucious: Your majesty I said no such thing. All I said was for you to rest a bit more but I never intended you to let someone else but yourself rule. I am loyal to you and Trystia and I'm fully devoted to serving you! If there's anyone who would it would be Barron...
Kishendren: What? Keep talking!
Lucious: Forgive me your majesty I over spoke.
Kishendren: Lucious if you were really loyal to me then you would tell me who wishes to harm me. Now speak!
Lucious: Your majesty just forget I asked you this now I will take my lea-
Kishendren: Lucious this is an order! Now speak!
Lucious: Well your majesty... The person in your imperial Court has been eyeing to marry his son to princess amaris. He also has quite a reputation for being really wealthy so everyone in the imperial Court treats him like an emperor and everyone's comparing him to your own might. This information might harm you even further your majesty so let's just drop this.
Kishendren: Speak... Speak lucious please! I've been living in fear this past few months please! Who wishes to harm me?
Lucious: It is Barron Ademir...
Barron Ademir Faiza Bernard Arnault,
Barron Ademir was known as a wealthy womanizing Barron. Many people fawn over him for his wealth so they treated him like royalty. When the current emperor kishendren sat on the throne the Barron was remembered to be very bitter about not being the next emperor. The Barron was indeed vying on the throne and was often seen in brothels with the other minister's of the emperor's. He was emperor Kishendren's Bastard little brother...
Kishendren: That fool! Lucious you have proven your loyalty by stating your full opinion and your loyal advice. I gave that scumbag a chance as I felt bad for him as my father never acknowledged him even though the signs were there that he was the deceased emperor's biological Bastard son. I gave him so many chances but no more! Lucious you have done well I reporting this to me.
Lucious: Thank you your majesty.
Kishendren: Tell me now boy. What is it do you want as a reward?
Lucious: For you to rest your majesty. And also for you to appoint one of your closes allies to help you rule. I am not fit to protect you as I still have a very low standing in court and it will also stain your reputation if I get too close to you.
Kishendren: Dear boy you have already proven your great loyalty towards me and my empire. You have earned yourself many merits and yet you are only 19. In this month you'll be 20 so I want to grant you a gift to repay you for your loyalty and devotion towards me and the empire.
Lucious: There is no need for that your majesty.
Kishendren: No lucious this is my will. I want you to be well respected by everyone in my imperial Court. You said I needed to rest right? So I will. But now I am appointing your as my Regent. Now you will act as me in my court and I give you full authority while I recover.
Lucious: Thank you your imperial majesty!
Kishendren: May you make me and the grand Duke proud. Now send my imperial decree! Barron Ademir is to be executed along with all his mistresses and bastards!
After a few days have passed lucious turned at the age of 20. He was now the acting emperor of Trystia and has full control over the emperor's imperial Court with full authority with all the ministers and nobles of the empire. Lucious now has tha full trust of the emperor in his hands. He just had to make him trust him more. He was even nicknamed "Lucious the Bold" and "The Bastard King". But he had to tighten his grasp even more not just on the emperor but the imperial Court and nobles also...