<strong>"Huh, what? Ahh..."</strong>The young king took a deep breath and shook his head. Something about him seemed quite restrained. Wary, on his guard, and also dead serious.<strong>"I keep thinking how this has gotten this far. I'd like to say it was just bad influence, but I liked the power, and getting things done when I ordered. No petty excuses, no 'that cannot be done' and no 'that isn't right sire'."</strong><br/><br/>As he looked at Gabriel silently, those eyes were hard as stone, cold as ice. The young king spoke without real passion behind those words, but without sugarcoating either.<strong>"I enjoyed how simple it became. An order, and I didn't care about the means. I can see why they say power corrupts. Now I am going to give that up, in a way, to save the kingdom. Part of me thinks though how I went wrong. Would I be better off giving away that power to my sister? Provided we got her out of C's hands and she isn't a manipulated puppet for others to seize power with."</strong><br/><br/>Looking away, the young King shook his head.<strong>"I asked Lady Luna to go through the 'princess' belongings still left from my father's time. They've been locked away a long time, but they had a connection in the past. I hope the mage can provide some answers."</strong>Sighing, he looked up at the sky.<br/><br/><strong>"This is growing far too big for just one man."</strong>