Now that the emperor was working from our school, it became even more popular than before and every day a crowd of people was around the gates in hope of stealing a glimpse of the emperor. This was already tiring but it was nothing compared to all the fresh attention I was getting. There were already a lot of eyes on me before. Because I was the son of the Duke or because of rumors, I never liked being the center of attention. But now it felt different. Everywhere I went, I felt everyone looking at me. Not a few people but everyone. And not only at school. Even in the streets or at the palace. Maybe it was because I came to school with the emperor every day. I couldn't take it anymore but couldn't tell Cadmael because he seemed really happy to be spending time with me. We even shared all

