"It wasn't for you anyway!" Roland looked at Fenglin Xilan, utterly speechless. What kind of narcissism was this?
"Does your family have any reserve Dragon Riders?" Roland looked at Maple Forest Youlan hopefully.
"Ask her... I don't know..." Maple Forest Youlan pointed awkwardly at Fenglin Xilan behind him.
"Yes, Your Majesty... but she probably isn't suitable. Maybe we should forget it..." Fenglin Xilan poked her head out and said sheepishly, sticking out her tongue. Her embarrassment was practically visible.
"Not suitable? What's wrong? A branch family? I'm telling you, as a direct descendant of the main family, you need some awareness! The branch families are an important part of the family! You can't deliberately suppress them or play favorites! At your age, don't imitate those damned old families! Families like theirs won't last! The MacDougall Family is one of the Empire's ancient families. Have you forgotten your heritage and family teachings? Go on! Bring her here! Let me see!" Roland fired off words like a machine gun without pausing for breath. Once he finished, he waved Fenglin Xilan away without waiting for her to speak.
"Oh!" Fenglin Xilan pursed her lips, shook out her hair, and stomped off in a huff.
"Uh, Your Majesty, she might not have meant it that way..." Knowing her younger sister well, Maple Forest Youlan hurriedly explained, afraid Roland might form a bad opinion of her family. After all, the Empire despised nobles who suppressed branch families. The Empire's great noble houses had all branched off from the royal family and the Empire's Twin Fists. Denying the branches was, indirectly, denying the vast imperial noble circle centered around the king and grand dukes, with knights as its radius...
"Enough. She's just a little girl." Roland waved Maple Forest Youlan off. She was only sixteen. What