"Well, that was rather inspiring," Ares quipped the moment we arrived in our room.
I heaved a deep sigh as I sat on the sofa. I didn't realize I wasn't properly breathing until we were finally alone. I gave Ares a glare at his remark. What I said was true and something I came up with as I thought about it. It wouldn't even take an advisor to come up with that. They just needed to be more ... sympathetic.
"That was unexpected," I muttered as I poured myself a glass of water.
"And you nailed it. I totally agree with you, you know. It's the job of a ruler to look out for his subjects."
I heaved a deep breath. He stood by the window. "Despite the denial, Rain, I could see you would make a great ruler."
"How are you so sure?"
He softly chuckled. "You might see yourself as someone se
