Chapter 651
Cliffman had sent us a message—more of a request or demand really—asking to meet with Riana.
This wasn’t a decision for Charlotte or me to make. Sure, as king, I could have ordered her to go, but that wasn’t something I wanted to do.
Did Cliffman even have the right to ask to see Riana? He hadn’t promised that he would support us if we allowed the meeting. And even if he did, would securing Cliffman’s support really matter to us?
He had certainly grown stronger and achieved much. But in our current situation, where Master-class individuals and Archmages were plentiful, Cliffman’s power didn’t hold much weight. He wasn’t a game-changer like Connor Lint.
These were the things a person in my position had to consider. But I chose not to. I didn’t even want to think about it.
Relationships were important. In fact, they might have been the most important thing in the world. At least, that was what I believed. The world had turned out like this precisely because of relationships and emotional entanglements.
If I hadn’t been the Demon King Baalier.
If Ellen hadn’t been Ragan Artorius’s sister.
If Charlotte hadn’t been the emperor’s daughter.
The core of all our problems stemmed from the fact that we had grown close without addressing those issues properly.
Such matters were not to be taken lightly.
Ultimately, this wasn’t my decision to make. It was up to the person involved.