[ Berkut is unable to stop himself from glancing around when they enter the house. It's surprisingly bare, but the first piece of art is interesting. And the second . . . is a painting. Once seated on the couch, he freezes.
Can he become emperor? He remember his uncle's disapproving glower, wonders when was the last time he heard anything positive from the Emperor. It's been too long, and the blame for that lies with him. Even if he were to become emperor, what can he do?
He thinks back to Valentia. His last memory is of—a battlefield, at the end of which he'd done a terrible thing. ]
If it were within my power . . . I would dismantle the Faithful.
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Can he become emperor? He remember his uncle's disapproving glower, wonders when was the last time he heard anything positive from the Emperor. It's been too long, and the blame for that lies with him. Even if he were to become emperor, what can he do?
He thinks back to Valentia. His last memory is of—a battlefield, at the end of which he'd done a terrible thing. ]
If it were within my power . . . I would dismantle the Faithful.