Chapter 21

The Empress was busy catching up on work that had piled up while her attention was elsewhere over the past few days. She had to review documents regarding the state of the empire submitted by the pro-Emperor faction, leaving her thoroughly occupied. Although Ludeon was on the verge of adulthood and authority was gradually being transferred to him, his relationship with the Emperor as father and son prevented him from assuming full responsibility while the two were locked in a power struggle.