He chose one person.
He did not need him to know, to respond, or to look back.
He simply paved the way for him, until he could go no farther.
Later, that person took the highest seat of power.
And he was locked away in the palace, compiling history books that would never mention him.
He still believed that, in this life, he had done the right thing.
He hated someone.
He hated him for choosing someone else, for being so heartless, for forcing him into that position.
Later, he took the highest seat of power and locked him away in the palace to compile history books.
The hatred was real. So was the memory. And so was his inability to bring himself to kill him.
At last, he understood that this man had spent his entire life paving the way for him.
His name did not appear in the history books.
But he knew.
Cool and aloof x frail and sickly x resolute strategist
Patient and restrained x obsessive x domineering emperor
Theme: Political intrigue and loyalty
