About the answer to this question regarding Amalia, Astrid had a vague idea in her heart.
If Hibbort were a foolish ruler who cared only for his own pleasure and disregarded the safety of the empire and royal family, he should now be resting properly, using his remaining lifespan to earnestly enjoy life instead of being long-bound to the throne of power, exhausting himself daily over the future emperor's succession.
After death, all is emptiness; an emperor with less sense of responsibility could simply die and leave the subsequent mess to his two mediocre sons locked in fraternal conflict. But he was Hibbort Valeria, one of the most diligent emperors in the history of the Valeria Empire.
Even in the original novel, the moment he died, he remained seated upright upon his golden, magnificent throne, not on a warm, comfortable sickbed in his chambers.
