Power entails duty.
Throughout history, East and West, not many could escape this truth. Because when the balance of power and duty begins to tilt, the flames of revolution inevitably ignite.
Thus, the privileged class in a stable society does not hesitate to impose responsibility on themselves.
At least, even if it’s just for show.
The imperial family of the empire was no exception.
From this perspective, the 5th Princess Cien could be called an exemplary royal.
Her life was nothing short of a tightrope walk between power and duty.
After all, a ‘princess’ is a status that draws attention just by existing. Moreover, her innate beauty and the special power called ‘dragon’s eyes’ allowed Cien to taste premature enlightenment.
She was a girl loved just for inheriting the dragon’s blood. After it became known that she could peer into others’ hearts, the countless…