“…….”
In that instant, the cookie puppet dropped the candies it had been juggling.
World conquest was a goal Reed had completely abandoned after his last encounter with the Rodeline Duke’s family.
Reflecting on how childish it had been, Reed momentarily lost focus.
The two of them silently watched as three colorful candies rolled across the table.
Reed nonchalantly waved them away with a gesture. He calmly erased the evidence of his distraction, but Celestid had already noticed.
“May I share my thoughts?”
“Yes, by all means.”
She spoke slowly, not in accusation but as a calm enumeration of truths.
“Your Majesty has long since taken control of the Ragneif Arcane Republic and put an end to the Vinchester Kingdom’s prolonged succession struggle. You now reign as the absolute ruler of both nations. It was hard to understand why someone who had so boldly pursued power would suddenly reverse course.”
“…….”
“I was…