"Now, let me ask you a thing. Will you still love me?"
He threw me that question the moment he finished his story. My whole body was shivering quietly, and Octavious didn't notice it. If he had, he would surely have laughed by now.
I never imagined a world mystery like that would be opened up to me. I'm sure I would have been rich if I were a journalist.
The love triangle between the Emperor, his mistress, and his wife, the empress, was a hot topic in high society.
The Emperor and the Empress were united in marriage at a young age, an alliance that would become significant in the history of their realm. The Empress was the only daughter of a Count from the prosperous region of Dormia. This union was made possible by the strong ties that existed between her father and the late Emperor's father, which had fostered goodwill between their families for many years.
