"What do you mean by rare loyalty? You are the greatest king in the history of Serdos, would anyone dare to rebel against you?"
Aetheran's attention was immediately drawn to him, but her first reaction was not to respond to his words, but to close her eyes and shake her head.
"Your voice is so beautiful, are you perhaps a little nightingale transformed into a fairy?"
"..."
Now Vili knew where all those random nicknames he'd given himself came from.
So this is his speaking habit.
Seeing that Vili was not moved by his praise, Atheran regretfully returned to the main topic.
Even the greatest king cannot completely control people's hearts.
As he said this, a hint of weariness flashed in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant.
This was the first time Vili had seen him show his vulnerability; in his memory, His Majesty the King always seemed to have everything under control.
Who would have thought that someone like him would utter such a pessimistic sigh?
For a moment, he forgot that the person in front of him wasn't the one he had spent some time with, and comforted her:
Why should lions associate with hyenas?
Besides—
Willy's lips curled up, a sly smile gleaming in his eyes.
"Isn't it amusing to see them clearly dissatisfied yet forced to obey your orders?"
Aetheran's pupils contracted slightly, his obsidian-like eyes seemingly illuminated for a moment. In a corner unseen by Vili, his strength was so great that he almost tore the cloak fabric in his hands to shreds.
The Russell family, is it? I'll remember that.
Thank you so much for sending me such a wonderful gift... I'll gladly accept it.
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