Chapter 144: About Luke
"Was she pleading for the sake of her Mistress? Or was she pleading for her life? You should have let her know that she is guilty by association and her head is the next to fall followed by her Mistress’..."
Alexandra watched him going on and on about it. He appeared to be pretty happy about the fact that she went against his mother and somehow was under the impression that she would kill Theodora.
[Is this the same Tubby who tried to stop me from hurting others in our past life? Ugh!]
Alexandra gritted her teeth to stop herself from speaking. With each word that Maximus uttered, her anger rose and rose.
"...Why are you looking at me like that, Lexa?" he asked.
Alexandra was silent. There was his familiar smirk dancing on his face, but the darkness that started to rule his soul made him look evil. And his trouble sleeping is apparent on his face.
"I am in a hurry now, Max," she tried to leave the place.
She felt guilty. Guilty to have turnedTubby into this... person who has no sympathy. And she was angry Tubby gets himself ruled over by his dark thoughts. No one is doing that for him Rather than being content with what he has and being happy, he is choosing to dwell on the past and be vengeful.
"To his house?" Maximus’ face turned darker. "Will you kill Lord Zoros for me?" he asked.
Alexandra clenched her jaws. Even she has learned how this Empire is operating by now. Each feudal Lord serving the Emperor is governing their fief. They solve the smaller issues themselves while they come to the Emperor’s council to raise big and important issues that involve the welfare of their fiefs and the Empire. They solve the disputes among themselves, the judiciary system has branches all over the Empire and if they cannot solve it among themselves, they go to the Imperial Judiciary board. Military Houses are directly working under the Emperor and that’s how this big empire is getting governed.
As for Lord Zoros, she doesn’t like him for hurting his wife. But that aspect of him doesn’t mean he is not a good man. His family has the largest military in the Empire. He is securing the borders and is a very well-liked and well-respected man amongst his peers. With the loyalty he commands among his peers, he can overthrow the Emperor if he desires the throne.
But his loyalty cannot be questioned.