Chapter 127: When In Love (10)
Kylion contemplated rejecting the emperor’s proposal. He was far removed from the child he once was.
Among the nobles, it was an open secret that the emperor wanted him dead, and even if he were to buy the wrath of the emperor by refusing, he had allies who would stand with him and show discontent towards the emperor’s decision.
This should be precisely why the emperor had summoned him to the assembly hall. Apart from the two nobles who had just spoken out, most of the others present were aligned with the emperor and were skilled in pressuring Kylion to accept his demand.
“What do you have to fear when people’s lives hang in the balance? You are the only one who could resolve this matter, Your Highness Epinhardt,”
Sure enough, Count Amon spoke up. Several other nobles murmured their agreement. Duke Louis Liepherr, the emperor’s brother-in-law, was usually quite reserved, but his status alone gave weight to the count’s words.
