Chapter 347 - Depends on you (1/2)
Andrew is not exaggerating when he says that the fate of the world will change if something happens to this woman. This woman is supposed to be the Empress; there is no doubt about that. But she isn't, because of one foolish mistake she made. ”Was it worth it, siding with my father? Sacrificing everything?”
If Mother didn't side with father, then there is no doubt that she would be the Empress by now. Or rather Grandmother and Grandfather raised Mother to become the Empress. Everything Mother has learned since childhood, all the skills and knowledge. It was so she could become the Empress one day. But, in the end, she was met with this tragedy.
She has the skills to be the Empress, the necessary requirements. But the trust and faith of the people?
Orthez laughed, ”You've been thinking this one through it seems like.”
”I've had the pleasure of watching everything from this position.”
”That's true. I ensured you were in a position that is equal to mine.”
”And yet, I'm not your heir am I?”
”You want my throne?”
”Hardly,” Andrew trailed off. ”When father passed away, you refused to take breaks when doing paperwork. You hardly slept at all. The servants on rotation and the Knights would claim that the longest they see you away from your desk is ten minutes.”
She chuckled, ”But then I became sick.”
”No, it wasn't sickness. It was just a sign of overwork. You couldn't remain in your office for a long time anymore, so you tried to move your work to another place. But realized it was the same.”
”The ones who came to my rescue were you and Daichi. I realized that to get better, taking breaks, and eating meals when working allowed me to work peacefully.”
Andrew sighed, ”In simple terms, you are very troublesome.”
”Now, now this troublesome Queen has a question to ask you.”
”What is it?”
”My throne, you don't desire it at all?”
”Why are you asking me this again? Didn't you say you'd give Lyn your throne?” Andrew didn't know what his mother was thinking.
Orthez nodded, ”Indeed, Lyn is my main choice when it comes to the throne. That girl is exactly like me, the me before I became Queen. Her ideals differ slightly, but the love she has for the town and people are the same. No matter what painful circ.u.mstances she goes through, she always gets back up on her feet. No matter how many times people kick her down, she looks straight ahead with that determined gaze of hers.”
”It seems like you've made your mind up already. So, why are you...”
”Even if Lyn finds her own King, I was hoping that you'd still help her out.”
Andrew sighed, ”So, you don't want anything to change. The same assistance I provided you...”