It wasn't long before Rui held his first faction meeting in a quarter of a century in a secure conference room. He sat at the head of the table, with the royal secretary to his right and the Shepherd to his left.
"…And so, she agreed to conditionally serve me," Rui explained everything that had happened to his secretary. "Now she will help me as a royal advisor in my ambition to elevate Kandria and Panama to a higher level by enforcing law and order upon the Martial World."
Creases appeared on the Royal Secretary's forehead at those words as her expression grew a little complicated. Her gray eyes grew hazy with a hint of angst as she processed her liege's declaration to tame the Martial World.
"You do not approve?" Rui raised an eyebrow.
