“His Majesty purposely chose white because it represents a new beginning or fresh start. In Ardiane history, this is the first crown prince election.” Azher answers. Looks like he’s back like normal.
“Were the previous sons of empresses always the crown prince?”
“Yes. All the late empresses have more than one son.”
Now that he mentioned it, I recall Her Majesty had some kind of disease, making it hard for her to get pregnant.
“I see… What do I have to do? During the parade, I mean.”
“Smile.”
“Only?”
“And don’t burn down anything.”
“Noted.” My finger shows the ‘okay’ sign.
“We should get going.” He stands up and offers me his hand. I look at it confused, then at his face. It’s facing me alright, but eyeballs somewhere else. Maybe he’s shy.
Without further delay, I accept his hand, except that I abruptly pull him out of the room. “Come on! This is your parade and you’re gonna be late!”
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