"Your Majesty, the Ashen Emperor is by no means a traditional evil dragon! Not only in strength, but his ambition also far surpasses the imaginations of everyone present here."
Dayev mustered his courage to stand beside Duke Sahisai and spoke with conviction.
Duke Sahisai frowned uncomfortably upon hearing his subordinate contradict him: "Dayev, do not forget that I am the one in charge of the diplomatic mission to the Empire."
Hesitating for a moment after hearing the other party's words, Dayev still bit back his retort: "But... Your Grace, I have traveled through several cities of the Ashen Empire, even living in Isdalia for a few days. Surely you do not understand the Empire as well as I do."
He lifted his head to look toward the throne, shrouded in a blurry halo of light, "Your Majesty Wilhelm, do you know what I saw?"
Wilhelm leaned slightly forward, looking down at the young diplomat with a deep voice: "Tell me, what did you see?"