However, seeing her lover so concerned for her, Candice felt quite comfortable inside, her eyes narrowing into slits.
She would never say something like "I'm strong, I don't need these things" at such a time to spoil the mood, so she nodded her small head vigorously.
Qin Chu didn't feel his concerns were unfounded.
Noble and royal conflicts were imminent.
Neither the princes nor the nobles dared to provoke the Hero's Palace and the Church; this was beyond doubt.
But would the nobles within the Imperial City sit still once the royal princes pressed close with an army?
No!
This might be the closest members of the noble class have come to the Emperor's throne in thousands of years; their greed would drive them to do anything, capturing civilians to fill the army, seizing weapons, wealth, plundering women, rewarding their leaders and soldiers...
There's nothing they can't do, only things you can't think of.