MAXIMILIAN walked to his seat with an eerie calmness around him. The cloak surrounding his shoulders billowed because of his proud height. The sceptre in his hand was an heirloom that his family held on for many centuries. At this moment, he's finally letting it go and pass it momentarily in his nephew's hands.
It's time for Jeffrey to make a move for his own. Change things that Max couldn't do. He might be seen as a hypocrite when back then, his nonchalance caused the life of two people. Whether they deserve it or not, Max had to live with the mistake he had done.
He had no right to...