Chapter 11

"I don't think I'm going to expire anytime soon so I don't think we have to worry about that for a while…" Yuuri answered, rubbing the back of his head.

"Are you trying to put Wolfram on the throne again after failing the first time?" I asked. I didn't realize I was talking out loud until it was too late.

"I mean…Wolfram made it clear he didn't want to be-"

"This doesn't concern you!" I hoped he didn't throw a tantrum, I had no experience with them.

"It doesn't, and it doesn't concern you either. Don't you trust Yuuri to think of that?" He choked.

"Besides, if being the son of the last emperor is the requirement to be the next king, then shouldn't Yuuri's child be the next emperor?"

"Greta is not blood related." Lord Von Gyllenhaal said.

"Yuuri can, you know...you know. When he's older."

"Uh…" Yuuri uttered, red in the face.

"What are proposing?! Yuuri is MY fiancé! No woman is going to marry him!"

"Hasn't an emperor ever had a concubine?"

"Um…" Yuuri muttered again, not liking where this is going.

"Well I believe it has," Günter said.

"So there you go, when Yuuri's, like, forty he can have a concubine."

"But forty is old in human years."

"I agree." Lord Von Radford said.

"Who will be the concubine then?" Del-Kierson Wincott asked.

"The Princess has beautiful black hair. With Yuuri we would be blessed with another black on black Emperor." Lady Von Rochefort suggested.

"Um…" Now I was the one uncomfortable.

"I think that would be wonderful!" Anissina's brother exclaimed.

"I think so too!"

"I OBJECT!"

"Whatever my king decides is the right decision." Stuffel inputted.

"I have no reason to be against it." "Mmm." Radford and Gyllenhaal agreed.

uh-oh...

"Are we agreeing to make Caren the concubine?" Gwendell asked to clarify.

"Gwendell!" Wolfram and I both called.

"All in favor," Waltarana continue.

"Aye."

"Then it's settled."

SHIIIIIIIEEEET!


The Aristocrats said thier goodbyes and left fairly quickly. Waltarana gave me a look before leaving like 'game on'.

"Brother! Can we do something?!" Wolfram pleaded.

"We aren't Princes, the aristocrats voted."

"But Yuuri didn't agree!"

"True but-" Günter was saying but Wolfram stomped away, hitting my shoulder as he passed.

"I didn't…I didn't mean any harm…"

"I know." Yuuri comforted.

"They had a point, you're human, you have an expiration date." Gwendell reminded.

"In this case, Yuuri doesn't have enough reasons for a counter argument. What do you think yieka, you've been silent this whole time." I turn to Murata. I didn't even notice that he was quiet the whole time. He pushed up his glasses and crossed his arms.

"I'm just Yuuri's advisor, not the Great One." He said.

"But Murata…" My heart ached.

"I don't know what to tell you Caren, maybe you should have stayed silent."

"I was trying to protect Yuuri!"

"I know." And he left too. Gwendell and Günter followed after a moment, leaving Yuuri and I alone.

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine Caren. I better go see how Wolfram is doing."

I nodded. "I'll apologize to him later." Yuuri nodded and ran off to catch up.

Maybe no matter what happens…I do nothing. At the same time I didn't feel comfortable with that.