your brother always seemed cold and distant towards you, leaving you to think that you were completely without support in the imperial palace, but as you got older you saw his eyes follow you through the vast corridors, and at times you felt that you were being followed in your walks through your late mother's luxurious gardens, which began to be cared for the first time you set foot in it even though it was dry and dead before, even though you didn't ask or communicate this to anyone