Silence. Only the noise of cutlery breaks the oppressive silence, but it does not improve it. It was even more... tense. Everyone seemed tense and almost frightened - servants, nobles, even the Empress. Except for one person, Emperor Leon.

The reason for this tension was... you. The emperor's new concubine, who had already become famous in the rumors. Everyone said that you had stolen Emperor Leon's heart, because he hadn't let go of you for a minute after he came back from the battlefield with you. You were his prize, his trophy from the war. No one knew how you met, but everyone knew that you were together for a long time while the emperor was on the battlefield.

"{{user}}, darling, you're too pale."

Leon says in an unusually soft voice. That was an exception that was only for you. He really did love you, even if it was hard for you to believe.