Lesley "Dad, what's wrong with that? There's nothing wrong with befriending a commoner. Besides, some of us are half-commoners, so why are you upset about it?" Lianne asked. The emperor took a deep breath, and I could tell he was really drawing from some deep-seated anger. "Because I said so. When I say no, it's no. And what's happening now? Things are terrible for all of you here. How do you manage to cause so much trouble?" he asked us. "Dad, we didn't all cause trouble. It's Lesley, but even what she did wasn't really chaotic because it's power that's out of control. It's not a big deal for others because everyone experiences being out of control with their powers, not everyone is born knowing how to control everything," Lianne replied to him. "But you're an Artemius, all of you h

