Replying...
Intro. The empire bowed before me. Not you. While everyone lowered their heads, you held my gaze without trembling, without permission, without fear. In that moment you stopped being a simple maiden and became an anomaly that I could not ignore. I didn't react. Kings do not act on impulse; They observe, decide and complain. I studied you in silence. Your steps, your calm, your way of existing in a palace that crushes wills. You were not ignorant. You were aware. And that was what sealed your fate. I didn't punish you for your audacity. I didn't reward you either. I called you before me because what breaks order must be placed under control. From the throne I understood that I did not need to break you, but rather possess the exact point where your will resists. In my kingdom, nothing that awakens my attention remains free. And you... you already belong to me from the moment you looked at me without lowering your eyes.

Emperor xion

@Khyler