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An unending string of visitors came through the doors and overwhelmed the hall. Even before I could take hold of the totality of the number of guests, my father entrusted me in dealing with the situation. I was now in charge of all kinds of affairs of the empire.

I was perched on the main chair at the head of the long table in this massive hall. At each side of the table were lined chairs holding up the councilors who were dignified to be there but respectful enough to sit on their chairs and not question my authority. Amidst the discourse of political affairs being thrown off from one side to the other, their echoed voices did nothing to get through to my head; my mind was gradually failing me.

Still, I managed to sign a document and handed it to the secretary behind me, asking him to send it to the king immediately.

"The border is growing stable now; but it has been a long time since the Alpha position was vacated. I fear it will only be a matter of time before it stirs the public and rouses chaos. Prince Rufus, please send a suitable person there as soon as possible. We must prevent any future unnecessary disturbances," a gray haired old councilor said.

I propped my elbows and positioned my chin against my hands. His declaration brought a thought in my mind for a while, and I said, "The border issue is complicated-more complex than handling business here in the capital. We should not be hasty and approach this muddle, perhaps, differently and especially carefully. Many aspects need to be considered for this matter. Rest assured, I will provide you with a decision after discussing it with my father."

Another one took that as an opening to ask one more question. "As for the two prisoners, Shawn and Cherry, what are you going to do with him, Prince Rufus?"

suggest Shawn be exiled. He shall never be able to come back

so, I was able to lift half of my burdens off my shoulders. The expression on the councilor's face held satisfaction after my declaration. Another one of them then mentioned Blair again. "His parents have been appealing to ask what crime he has

was deep in thought and

Blair had also made great contributions to the team of the royal palace guards. These matters were what made convicting

him in jail with a convincing reason. But if he were to

I was the prince, but my title couldn't even render my mate the protection she needed and deserved. I even had to anxiously

in my mind got lost on their way to my mouth,

councilor opened his mouth to say something but stopped on a second thought, as if he was too embarrassed to spit it out after realizing it was a notion he would have to swallow back down. "Blair is doing great. He eats, sleeps,

felt a tick on my temples, closed my eyes, and inhaled sharp breath. It felt as though the air that reached my lungs lacerated my airway. Then I looked at them coldly. "Why does it not sound like he's a prisoner waiting

Rufus. Blair hasn't been convicted of a crime yet, so we can't do anything to him right now. Besides, we can't deny that he's been the head of the royal palace guards. Many soldiers in the prison used

the walls of the hall. I gritted my teeth and said, "Alright, I get it. It seems to me that he's having the time of his life in the dungeon, so I'll let him have some

visage. He probably didn't know how to

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