Seven days ago, the Kingdom of Quincy sent the nine-year-old hostage Eliza Grant. Unable to contain his curiosity, Miles Monarch had actually met him on the first day Eliza arrived.
He watched as Eliza, dressed in the purple royal attire, cried and refused to leave the front hall. The person from Quincy holding him looked indifferent, said a few comforting words, and then left.
After that person left, Eliza instead sat obediently in front of the hall, no longer crying or making a fuss. He didn't know how long he watched Eliza, standing until his legs were slightly numb, until a palace servant called him, "Crown Prince, it's time for your morning lessons."
He then withdrew his gaze from Eliza, thinking, this crying effort is even more intense than before.
After his mother passed away, he never cried again.
Because no one was worth crying for anymore.
