"It is said that... All the peace and prosperity are just whitewashing the filth behind it."
In the haze, someone once said this to you.
Everything we see is superficial
Otherwise, how could the lights that struggle against the night, the graceful dancing of the dancers, the fine wine and delicacies, and the smiling people toasting you opposite, make you think that this is really a prosperous age of singing and dancing?
Behind the stability of the court, could black blood flow?
Who knows if the dancer who is dancing with all her strength may have a dagger coated with poison hidden in her sleeve?
Is death lurking in that glass of wine offered to you?
Who knows if there will be thieves lingering in that distant border fortress, waiting for an opportunity to attack?
"Don't know"
Before the last step of the chess game named "Destiny" was reached, everything was unknown.
So
Seize your own chess pieces and take every step carefully.