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“It must have been that dreadful human.”

“Keep it quiet! Or our heads will be detached. You know how
much the emperor loves his partner.”
“Don’t stop me! The king’s surely gone nuts. First, he
married a man, which means he has no heir. Secondly, he broke the
law of nature! Everyone knows that expanding one’s lifespan,
prevent death from doing its job, is just wrong. Hell and heaven
are not happy about this. Next, he sacrificed his eyes and hearing.
And now he had just given away his spine and legs. All for that one
pathetic creature. What had that creature done to you
O’- GREAT- KING?”

“Keep it down, will you?”

“How can I keep it down? How? You tell me.”
I ran. I didn’t even know why. I could no longer hear the rest
of the conversation. Maybe because it was too far away or maybe
because I did not want to. Soon, I was back in my room, hidden
and shaken under my blanket. I clenched my fist and bit my lip.

“Why do you servants even care? All of this was Luxian’s decision,
not mine. He offered me those things and I accepted his
generosity. I just wanted to stay by Luxian’s side.” I tried my best
to comfort myself with my revolting thoughts. The efforts were all in
vain.
I hid until the sun returned to the soil and the sky dyed itself
dark. I was dead tired, but I could not sleep. There were no more
tears left. The feeling of guilt, sorrow, anger, and confusion clogged