Banquet

Khan's statement had been closer to a threat than a reassurance, but the three Royal Guards didn't mind it. If anything, they accepted it as part of Khan's being. It was as if they knew he couldn't help himself.

That unspoken acceptance felt strange. Khan had experienced a trace of it when meeting the Nognes family's evolved warriors, but the Royal Guards went beyond that. There was no wariness among the group. The Emperor had elevated Khan to Lord, so the Royal Guards saw him as one of their own.

Khan had no idea how to conciliate that feeling with his desperation. That deep, bottomless emotion constantly raged inside him, but the friendly and understanding environment seemed to appease him temporarily.

However, Zedekiel was a secluded place in the universe, hidden from the problems that crowded it. Khan had a big mess waiting for him at home, and he didn't know how he would react to it.