The Emperor was silent for a while.
I thought that he was considering how unreasonable his request had been when he had still not explained what it really meant; he did not apologize the next time he addressed me.
He laughed. It was a dry, sardonic laugh that made me feel like a naughty child, and I felt my stomach churn as I stared at him coldly.
“I suppose you are going to sulk like this until I give you a detailed breakdown of absolutely everything I expect of you. You look rather attractive with that icy look in your eyes, Talia… it isn’t encouraging me to explain myself.”
I took a deep breath. I wanted to shove him into the ornamental fish pond with the opulent mosaic, and the only thing that was stopping me is that I didn’t want to disturb the fish.
“Emperor, I don’t think my r
