After stopping his meaningless thoughts, Damian raised his head, looked at Berichi, and asked, "Among my children, who do you think would be most suitable to send as a hostage?"
Hearing this, Berichi fell straight into deep thought.
This was a deadly question, one that could not be answered rashly.
Although Parambria Kingdom might no longer exist in five years, Damian was still king right now, and he was powerful. If he wanted to kill him, it would be easy.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my dullness," Berichi answered with his head lowered, then waited for the order to let him leave.
But after waiting for a long time, the king's voice still did not come.
Damian leaned back against the backrest, looked up at the dome of the Administrative Hall, and began to consider which of his three sons and four daughters was most suited to become this hostage.
Among his seven direct descendants, he valued his First Prince most, followed by his third daughter.
In other words, aside from those two, the other five could all be sacrificed.
But since the other side had demanded that he send a hostage over, they definitely would not accept some abandoned pawn. It had to be an heir to the entire kingdom.
When it came to the matter of an heir, he had always been undecided, because uncertainty could spur these children of his to fight one another to a greater extent.
"Berichi."
"Your servant is here."
Damian leaned forward, looked at Berichi, and said in a calm tone, "Tell me, would it be better to send one over, or to send them all?"
Hearing this, Berichi felt his mind go completely blank.
At this moment, he somewhat regretted why he had come to report in person, why he had not used