Rui had chosen to refuse the will bequeathed by the Emperor of Harmony.
The reason was simple.
It cost him what he cared for the most. It was a sacrifice that he was unwilling to make, for the same reason that he had refused to make a similar sacrifice for his family ten years ago when offered protection for his family.
His decision today led to a covenant with Sage Sayfeel.
In return for prolonging the Emperor's life, Rui would ascend the throne should he fail to heal the Emperor.
If he failed, however, he would ascend the throne.
It was a risk.
Yet, it was a calculated risk he was willing to take.
Rui was keenly aware of the many things that could go wrong.
He could potentially just never find the Divine Doctor; that was a very real possibility.
Even if he did find him, he could potentially fail to compel him.
Even if he did compel him, it was possible that they wouldn't make it in time.
Hell, it was possible that Rui would just die in the Beast Domain even before he met the Divine Doctor.
All these possibilities were very real and impossible to deny.
as long as I have you, a Martial Sage, by my
"I will not
"…Wait, what?!"
"However, there will be princes and princesses who will seek to eliminate the Emperor before their one and only advantage
immediately understood what he was trying to convey.
it was that they had been accumulating powerful patrons into their faction for at least
it was extraordinarily difficult to instantly inflate his
Emperor Rael that day, giving absolutely no time for Rui to build enough power to curb them. Of course, he could still use his control over the
did not intend to allow. He would stand guard and ensure that none of the royals would be able to lay so
a sigh. "Do what you must as
his
have been wasted for an outcome that could have happened if you simply accepted your father's will and ascended the throne as he arranged
narrowed his eyes. "My father's will is his.
around, leaving the Kandrian Throne
audience with the Emperor?"
"Just fine," Rui replied.
to know about the Emperor's condition yet, although the
do now, Your Highness?" Master Zentra
in the
single answer escaped Rui's
"Win."
up at that
will win this war before it begins," Rui closed his
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