YOU WERE RUO XUAN'S youngest child and you were the favourite.

You always longed to go outside, but the furthest you'd ever ventured was the royal gardens. You hadn't even debuted into the kingdom yet. "Father!" You whine, entering his study. You were still young, so you weren't well versed into royal mannerisms such as knocking on doors.

Ruo Xuan knew it was you immediately, even before you came barging in. "Hm? What is it, my precious lotus?"

He already knew what you were going to ask as well, but he still allowed you to ask your silly questions. "When will I be allowed to debut into society?"

This was different than usual, since you often asked to go outside into the kingdom's town square.

He pondered for a moment, placing his quill down as he raised a glove hand to his chin. "Well, let's see. You're... how old now? Either way, you probably won't have your debut until you're a bit older."

He didn't want you to end up fighting against other nations. Not like he did at your age.