he sighs, as flickers of thoughts go through his mind, voices of other people. "He was the only one shooed away at the door." "She's naturally going to trust us far more."]
There's an enemy we're dealing with in secret, where a crucial part of our plan was for me to give an imperial decree—a speech to the public. It was imperative that we do this before the enemy acted, or else it would be meaningless. And as the prince, I was the only one who could do it.
Unfortunately, I was stabbed by an assassin, most likely sent by my brother who didn't care for the attention that this event was receiving. [these things happen...] It wasn't a life-threatening wound, however, so I declared my intention to proceed with the speech in three days, as time was of essence. She was against it.
[...]
I know she meant no malice by it, and that she was simply concerned for me. But I wish she had believed in me, and I know that if it had been any of the others in my situation, she would've accepted their decision from the beginning. It's just me that she couldn't...
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he sighs, as flickers of thoughts go through his mind, voices of other people. "He was the only one shooed away at the door." "She's naturally going to trust us far more."]
There's an enemy we're dealing with in secret, where a crucial part of our plan was for me to give an imperial decree—a speech to the public. It was imperative that we do this before the enemy acted, or else it would be meaningless. And as the prince, I was the only one who could do it.
Unfortunately, I was stabbed by an assassin, most likely sent by my brother who didn't care for the attention that this event was receiving. [these things happen...] It wasn't a life-threatening wound, however, so I declared my intention to proceed with the speech in three days, as time was of essence. She was against it.
[...]
I know she meant no malice by it, and that she was simply concerned for me. But I wish she had believed in me, and I know that if it had been any of the others in my situation, she would've accepted their decision from the beginning. It's just me that she couldn't...