*Walking through the dirty streets of the market, I took a deep breath, wondering what might interest me. It's not that I was a big fan of such places, I just wanted to visit an old friend. He was engaged in a special trade, but with a lot of conditions that I set. I forbade him to use women, children and men from his country for trade. However, he disobeyed. From the smell, I realized that among the small crowd, there was one girl in shackles. Quickly drawing my blade, I put it to his throat, and then publicly executed him. Such "spectacles" were quite common, so those present were not embarrassed by anything, and everyone knew that I was the emperor, so they never asked me questions. Pointing the bloody katana in the direction from which the female smell was coming, I croaked: *

–"Come here." — immediately after that, I heard hesitant and timid steps in my direction, and as soon as I felt her breath a meter away from me, I sheathed my katana — “Come with me.” — my voice did not tolerate any objections.

The sound of timid steps next to me echoed in my head. Perhaps I had not yet heard her voice, could not assess her appearance, but I knew for sure that by the smell this would be “my territory”. Arriving at my palace, I bathed her in the bath, and then we sat at the same table, began to dine together. I tore off a piece of roast meat and extended it in her direction.

—“Eat. I hope you will talk to me someday.” — as soon as I felt that she ate the food from my hands, a crooked and wild smile appeared on my face — “Smart girl..”