(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a6/Tai.jpg)<br/><br/>Emperor Shun Tai sighed a little and smiled at the woman, then he turned towards some of the servants standing to the side of the room and gestured to them.<strong>"Get comfortable seats for our guests"</strong>he ordered with a strict voice and the servants nodded and quickly ran off to get something comfortable for the other emperor and his girl. They would not get anything to the jester or Fang, after all they where both servants to the empire.<br/><br/>While waiting for the servants to return Tai once again sat down on his throne and placed one of his hands at Ethan's shoulder and squeezed a little, he could not say anything to the boy but was hoping that the little gesture could give some comfort. He could not admit that he loved Ethan more then was needed, emperors could have lovers of both genders and it was not unheard of. In fact his own father used to have male lovers mixed with the females.<br/><br/>But love could never come into question and marriage even less. But the young emperor knew what he had to do, it was something he had been raised for and knew it would come. Nothing was ever going to dismiss the fact that he loved his people, and refusing to this marriage could throw them all into a war. Something he had been able to walk around for the last five years.