After a moment, she bit her lower lip and hesitantly asked, "Jim, do you think His Majesty might have deceived me?"
Jim's eyes widened in a rare display of shock as the words left her mouth.
"Rain, do you realize what you just said?" He asked, his expression growing serious.
As the prime minister of the Holy Empire of Elysium and Velix's most trusted confidant, Jim could not tolerate any insult or accusation directed at him.
The fact that this accusation came from Rain, one of Velix's most trusted people, made Jim feel an immediate responsibility to set her straight.
Rain's expression shifted slightly at Jim's question, but she quickly masked it.
"I'm fully aware of what I said, but—" She began, only to be interrupted by Jim.
"I understand your concerns, Rain," Jim said quietly, "but you mustn't speak that way about His Majesty. He's the Holy Emperor, and we owe him the highest respect."
