NovelFastChapter 791: The training of a Great Ruler was unimaginably grueling. It was the most demanding and relentless path known to his people. The training began at birth and never truly ended. He was too old for this.
Again.
But I ask you to reconsider. It may seem that the pain, the long loneliness, has drained you... but two thousand years is not much. Perhaps there is still another woman out there for you. One who is truly compatible, who can walk beside you in this new beginning.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOh, how he wished it were true. The pain in his chest deepened.
To have someone to care for again. To love and be loved. Someone who would bring color to his world and keep the cold away.
I know it's not easy. Believe me, I know it personally. But look at me, Herodis.
The great king stepped closer to him, wearing an open expression that Herodis had rarely seen.
I am living proof that life doesn't end when we believe it does, when we're convinced we're too old. I, Daemonikai, am five thousand two hundred years old, and yet I've found a woman I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. She cat the most unexpected moment and brought light back into my life. She filled it with color.
A smile curled at the corners of his lips.
Today, I feel younger than I have in a very long time. And I'm about to beca father again.
A lump formed in Herodis's throat; his heart was too heavy for words. He couldn't bring himself to meet the great king's gaze.
You know, I always wanted to remove you from your position as Lord of Agriculture, Daemonikai revealed. I believed that if Zaiper ever discovered your true identity, it would put you in danger. I worried about it for centuries... but you were too perfect for the role, which gaveno reason to dismiss you—until two years ago. Wait. Herodis's eyes widened. What happened with your mate... that woman...? "Wasn't that the real reason I was stripped of my title?" King Daemonikai snorted. “You protected my mate, cared for her, helped her survive. Your deception angered me, yes, but even so, I was grateful to you." "Or..." He didn't know what to think of that.
Reflect deeply on everything I've said. The life you believed was over might, in fact, be just beginning. It's never too late to live again, Gustazlion Herodis Dragaxlov.
With those final words, the great king turned and walked away, closing the door behind him.
Herodis remained still, his eyes fixed on nothing. The content is on novelenglish.net!
"Your Grace! It's an honor to have you in our home," his son shouted, his tone nervous and overly formal. "Please, forgive my father for all his r all his transgressions and don't take his life. He truly doesn't know any better. Wake him up any day to talk about crops and agriculture, and you'll find the perfect man. But when it comes to friendships, bonds, and boundaries... my father is still terribly naive. He doesn't always realize when he's crossed into territory he shouldn't."
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