The Empress concealed her sagacity and keen insight beneath a gentle and accommodating demeanor, which made Lin Rui take her seriously. He solemnly said, "I think Your Majesty will not accept the [Eye of Light] right now, at least not before the World Tree's defenses are set up."
The Empress's slender waist seemed to bear an unbearable weight. After sitting upright for a while, she reclined again against the wide and soft couch, lazily playing with the [Eye of Light]. She remained noncommittal, merely watching Lin Rui with interest.
Rose asked, "Why not accept it? We sacrificed a lot of Essence Race people to reclaim the [Eye of Light] from the Underworld. Why shouldn't we accept it? Is our mighty forest actually afraid of those filthy corpses and vile evil ghosts in the Graveyard?"
