By then, Oli had already brought over a platter of fruit and pastries, and Aurora had also hurried over from the library.
With one more person joining the conversation, there were naturally more topics to discuss.
Dark gradually shifted from being the narrator to being the listener, catching glimpses of the changing situation in the Royal Capital through Claire's account.
But as he listened, strange traces of unease gradually surfaced in his eyes.
"No wonder the real changes in the Royal Capital's situation are so difficult to see on the surface.
Dark's habitual way of thinking had kept him from realizing that this route was even possible—
It was only after Claire spoke of it that he suddenly understood. Everything had changed, and the future could no longer be viewed through the lens of the past.
Yes, the changes were truly enormous!
No wonder the Eldest Prince and Eldest Princess had become less and less eager to show themselves. So the King had found his vigor again!
The old King had reigned for thirty years and lived through the fiercest years of the war against the Demon Race, nearly exhausting himself.
Thus, after the war ended, weariness had settled in his heart. Once he had forced himself to complete the kingdom's reconstruction, he began considering abdication.
That was how the struggle for the throne between the Eldest Prince and Eldest Princess began.
Humanity had originally won the war, and the King had earned achievements worthy of being recorded in history. Having reached the summit, he could have stepped down at the height of his success and lived out his later years in peace.
But an unforeseen turn of events had ultimately occurred.
No one knew exactly what had happened. In any case, the King grew more energetic by the day,