Rui smiled at her pledge with a hint of satisfaction. He could sense the sincerity with which she made it, it didn't change the misgivings that she had had about his behavior in the past, but she had essentially taken a huge gamble that Rui was serious about his change in attitude towards responsibility in the hopes that she could not only protect the legacy of the Emperor of Harmony but also propagate his vision through Rui.
"I accept your pledge and am grateful you have decided to accept my offer," Rui replied. "For now, you are all I need. I need you to start setting up some meetings with the important folks of the country. I'm pretty sure they're not the same people as those of a quarter of a century ago. At least, I hope there's a new group that I haven't dealt with. I'd rather not deal with the old ones."
