The Emperors words were sobering, and I saw that he respected the men he had just spoken to a great deal for the fact they were prepared to die tonight.
I was unexpectedly touched by the fact he had been willing to share that moment with me, but the quiet moment of reflection we were sharing before moving on to the next group of people was cut short by the sound of men approaching.
The Emperor turned to see who was walking our way, and I was lucky that he wasn’t facing me because it meant he didn’t see my eyes widen in shock when I realized that one of the men walking towards us was Jax.
I had been so distracted by everything that had happened that I hadn’t even thought about him, and the fact that being down here with the Emperor might mean I saw him again.
I wanted to call out to him
