The royal palace of the City of the Sun was far less massive than it appeared—because a considerable portion of the land belonged to the temples.
But even so, the palace was clearly not small... The guards followed Princess Yamalana all the way, and it took roughly twenty minutes to finish crossing the transitional area between the temple and the palace.
During that time, Princess Yamalana did not turn around to say a single word to the guard behind her—not knowing what she should say.
Princess Yamalana was someone who liked to reflect. At that moment, she was reflecting on how her actions earlier had seemed somewhat too reckless. Of course, if it had been another royal family, they probably would not have taken such a minor matter to heart.
But Princess Yamalana knew that if she wanted to become a wise ruler, she absolutely could not abuse her power... All power had to serve the kingdom and its people. Only then could the nation endure forever.
Princess Yamalana governed the military strictly and kept an extremely close watch on the ministers of every system in the kingdom. She was even harsh with herself... She suddenly began to care whether this guard would associate her with arrogance and abuse of power because of this incident.
It's probably because of the giant beasts. They disrupted my cultivation of Nourishing Qi... Princess Yamalana quietly explained it to herself.
"Ibn, where do you live?" Princess Yamalana exhaled softly, then turned around expressionlessly and asked as if casually.
Let's start with some everyday conversation... Being approachable is also a virtue that a wise ruler should possess.
Princess Yamalana quietly gave her actions sufficient justification once again.
"It's quite far," the guard said after thinking for a moment. "To the east, far from here."
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