Acceptance

Avine took a deep breath and after a long silence accepted his offer.

She will never forget the smile of emotion and gratitude, so humble that the emperor addressed to her in front of this voluntary and so clear assent to come to the aid of someone to whom, deep down, she owed nothing.

He was right, the emperor was different from this person. Really different. And sure, this person was truly amazing, so amazing that he was unreal. However, this emperor also possessed essential and wonderful qualities that somehow made him surpass his so-called rival. Perhaps one day he will finally be aware of this and it will finally free him from that feeling of inferiority and bitterness that had inhabited him since the moment he met this person and experienced with all his being his immeasurable greatness.

But this was not the time for that.