Chapter 158 - Trusting the Process

Drako didn't hesitate to fully explain how he had survived the fire and how Goben was back in Alusa after he had been banished. He skipped the part of how his soul was wandering and furious, seeking for revenge. That was private, they didn't need to know that.

"...yet I am still the same Giston you know, just now with my real face. I have changed from what I used to be with my experience, I am someone different. I am still the same person who had worked through the fields with you, worked hard in the mines for you and fought for you. I'm still that person you know as the Man without a Coin, the Royal Bloodline that slaved away with you. You know me, you all know me. If I am king this time around, it will be different."

No one said a thing. This was far too much to process.

"I am not here to seek revenge but to do things differently." He said feeling that needed to be emphasized. "Like I said in the beginning, I will only be your King if you want me to be."