Zaroth was about to say his wish but stopped a second later, he gazed at the emperor's eyes as he asked.
"I can ask anybody from the royal family for something, right?"
Draconis grimaced as he heard Zaroth's question. At this moment, the emperor imagined the worst.
If Zaroth wanted to ask for Amara's hand in marriage, things would turn ugly. Draconis wasn't willing to give his daughter to this man, but refusing would be like admitting that there was a limit to what the emperor was willing to grant.
"Of course," Draconis answered, his voice sounding a little forceful. The message he was trying to send was clear: 'Be careful with what you are planning.'
Zaroth smiled as he turned his head and began to walk to the side of the emperor.
*****
It was weird in a way, she was sitting in one of the thrones yet nobody looked at her.
