I DID NOT get to read anything about the ring. Talking to Mrs. Rembrant made me realize that there were still a lot of things I did not know. All I knew was the importance of the ring in the Empire but all those magically flew away from my mind when Malik confessed to me last night, even more when we kissed.
When I recovered my sanity and remembered about Morven’s custom, it was too late. I already had his ring on my finger. After discovering the importance of the ring back then, I planned to suggest using a fake ring so that in the future, when the Emperor and I went our separate ways, it would not affect him so much.
Yet, it had come to this. The ring did not feel like a shackle, though.
Maybe because I believed in Malik’s words. The agreement between us still exists. And if I would
