"I don't think he's trying to shake up the succession plan."
With his back to the antique wooden door, Ober crossed his arms while listening to Yurt.
He was leaning against the wall and looking inside the room like a slender black snake.
"The first prince Crown Prince Rashid is also Empress Alesa's biological son, right? Based on Yurt's explanation, Emperor Karim was also very fond of the crown prince until recently."
"You bet. There's no reason for Alesa to pit her two sons against each other for the succession. One of them would end up being killed anyway. If they are unlucky, both might be killed."
"That's why I'm more suspicious. I understand Duke Hubble is known to have been the closest to Alesa among the late emperor's children. It's unnatural from him to give a strange gift that would draw the attention of the second prince. It's also very strange that he sent Empress Alesa a knife that she hated most…"
Ober frowned as if he couldn't figure out the exact situation.