The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5352

And in those velvet eyes, alongside appraisal, lay a flitting shard of caution, the sort sharpened only in palaces where every smile hides a scale.

She is more than an adviser...

Jared quickly figured things out.

The king is old... An intelligent girl with high cultivation at his side could well be more than company, perhaps pillow, perhaps puppet master. Handle the errands, whisper over policy, and never stray from the royal bedchamber. A convenient mask...

Poor girl, pressed beneath a withered king...