Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

Father’s Heart

When the Empress went out after seeing herself, Ardain really had nothing to say.

I couldn’t think of anything to say to this father, his head was empty.

“Your Majesty, that…”

“You filthy bastard. You’re such a smart kid, why can’t you see one and not two? Do you know how painful it was for me to hear that you ran out of the palace and disappeared?”

Nevertheless, Ardein, who was about to say something, saw the emperor’s bravery properly.

The old man was weeping. Not as an emperor, but just as a father.

Seeing the old man crying like that, Ardein couldn’t stand it and burst into tears. She shook her head again and wiped away her tears.

“I was wrong. I was wrong. Father, I was wrong!”

“I am now over sixty. My heart is not different even if I am eighty years old. Do you think this old man can bear the pain of losing one more child at his age? Did you think this father was so cold-hearted?”

To the emperor’s words, the princess did not answer and just bowed her head.

Without saying a word where she was going, she left for Larpentia alone on a horse. It was only later that I knew what it would have looked like in their parents’ eyes.

She thought she was not treated well, but only when she arrived in Larpentia realized that it was not. The world treated the leper as a source of evil, and the emperor was protecting himself, who was difficult to control, against the prejudices of the whole world.

“However, after leaving so confidently, you met a miracle and came back to normal. come here let me see your face This old man is no longer able to see properly.”

The emperor reached out his wrinkled hand and touched Ardain’s cheek. And the tears that flowed down her cheeks.

He smiled then. It was probably the first laugh I’ve seen since waking up.

“I am really happy. God has forgiven you.”

“It was God who forgave me, but it was not the Three Gods. that is…”

“It has been In any case, it is not different that God has forgiven you.”

The emperor, who interrupted the princess who was about to tell the story of Kyle and the god he served, let out a deep, deep sigh. After hesitating for a while, he finally opened his mouth.

“So, as my father, please do not ask. Can’t you forgive me too?”

“who…”

“Edmund. Your half-brother.”

The emperor smiled bitterly. His son killed his dearest child.

The fact was that the Secret Guard, the secret intelligence agency of the imperial family, had already dug up the details and posted a report to him. This is also one of the secret powers left by the first emperor.

Edmund, unaware of their existence, may not even know that the Emperor knew he was the culprit in the Crown Prince’s assassination.

“Did you know that he poisoned my son and your brother?”

Hearing this, sparks flew out of the princess’s eyes, and a cool energy passed through her head.

She was furious as she gripped the sword with bitter eyes.

“I’m going to cut off that damn bastard’s head right now. So I will finish my brother’s revenge. Your Majesty, if you give me an order, I will…”

“At first, I was going to do that too.”

As if the emperor was thirsty, he took a sip of the tea that was laid out before continuing.

Perhaps, rather than being thirsty, he wanted to calm the fire burning inside.

“But if I kill Edmund with my own hands, I will not only lose one more child, but also lose my heir to the throne. So I couldn’t punish the child. Since you have become that way, without Edmund, the next owner of the throne would not be our family.”

But he couldn’t forgive him.

So, he did not allow him to become a fetus. The emperor spoke quietly.

“Later, my head cooled down a bit, and I found out that it was all my fault that the child was crooked. it’s all my fault it’s my fault You shouldn’t have betrayed your mother when you were young and made that choice.”

As the situation of the empire became so unstable, the emperor hired concubines from various places. All of them were women of the powerful men of the Empire, and they had powerful forces on their backs.

They were not married because they loved each other, so they were relatively less affectionate with their children.

Still, I wanted to protect my children because they were my children, but I couldn’t even afford to do that. Even with the emperor’s efforts, the situation in the empire only got worse, and only bad news was heard over and over again.

“If I had decided to pay the rain, I should have taken good care of my child they gave birth to. But I couldn’t. Yes, I am just an old man who has only failed. At least in the case of child farming.”

With the excuse that he was too busy to take care of national affairs, he had not been able to properly treat the children. That is the thing the Emperor regrets the most.

Nevertheless, it was because the Empress’s revived two children, Arsein and Ardein, were so special. Even when the emperor was having a hard time, looking at his first and second ones always gave him strength.

“You know that? I honestly thought that either you or your brother would do better than me if he became emperor. Arsein has good political power. Unlike his father, who barely passed the pass as a king, he was a child who knew how to hide his sword from a smile from an early age. If that child became emperor, I thought I would be happy to lay down my burdens and step back.”

Ardain didn’t say anything.

She simply silently accepts the heart of her father.

“So are you. Ardain. You had talent. The ability to lead people. The ability to rule over others. A talent that brings victory in war. Although his qualities as a monarch were not excellent, he had outstanding qualities as a general. Seriously, I thought you could be emperor.”

There was only one thing I wished for.

Even if one of the two became emperor, he wanted the siblings not to feud.

He wanted the older brothers and sisters to depend on each other and run the country well.

If Arsein becomes emperor, Ardein becomes a general and assists, and if Ardein becomes emperor, he wants Arsein to become prime minister and assist.

I thought that if we did that, we could make up for each other’s shortcomings and build a better empire.

Just thinking about that gave the emperor strength no matter how difficult the reality was.

Still, if he does his best, he will pass on a better empire to his sons and daughters.

“Because the two of you depended on each other, depended on each other, and filled in the gaps, and I thought that you could do much better than me. However…”

“Your brother… for me…”

“It has been Let’s not talk about that.”

The emperor put down the teacup. His eyes were deep and deep.

He leaned back and spoke slowly.

“Ardain. Anyway, I can’t last long. That mysterious light is telling me The firewood of my life has already been burned, so even if the flames are lit again, I’m just a small fire.”

It is a story that Kyle has already warned that it is possible to enjoy heavenly beasts, but it is impossible to extend lifespan. The princess nodded her head heavily.

Death was short, and if he was in the position of an emperor, he would cling to immortality and collect all the elixir of the world, but the emperor was just calm. While discussing his own death, he was calm.

“So I, who will soon die, cannot decide what will happen after my death. That’s arrogance. After that, it will be the future that you and Edmund will have to solve, and I’m just asking. If blood is countered with blood, in the end, no one can break free from the bondage of silver won, but my words may be just nagging to you.”

He coughed and continued.

“It is the past. It’s the past. You and Edmund are one family after all. When family members die and die, what is left at the end? It is said that there are no parents or children in the face of power, but does that mean that people should not know their family and bite each other like a viper?”

“I did not forgive the child, but I want you to forgive me. That’s the only thing this father asks of me. Even if you don’t listen, I don’t even have a way to know, but I want you to. I know it’s difficult, but can’t you get along with Edmund?”

Ardain did not answer. In my mind, I wanted to cut that bastard off with a dragon blade right away. But when her father discouraged her, she herself did not know what to do.

The emperor did not force an answer, but instead turned the topic. If you don’t change your mind after hearing the answers you want here, what’s the use? By then, he, who was already buried in the royal tomb, was not able to appear even in a dream to give him a warning.

Neither Ardein nor Edmund allowed the crown prince because they were both disqualified as emperors. This old father wanted his brother and sister to depend on each other to lead the country.

So, the little time he had wasted was not in vain. The emperor, in fact, already knew what he had to do. I knew the answer, but I didn’t want to follow it.

Even though he knew the answer, he dared to test his two children. So for now, it was enough for the daughter to engrave her request on her heart.

“Yeah, so far, you’ve only talked about me. Let’s hear your story. I wonder what miracle you met to heal yourself and hold on to my leash a little bit.”