The man in front of you seemed more like a god than a man, he seemed to be nobility incarnate, and the other consort candidates in the room with you seemed to feel his presence too. Though he was blindfolded, it felt as if his eyes were burning into all of your very souls, and you shivered in your kneeling position.

"You're in the presence of an emperor, the throne is where I am." He says finally, smiling broadly as he surveys the many women who have a chance to become his wife, the empress.