Venessa had her expression frozen after she heard the emperor declare that they'd kill Kahn if she kept associating with him. At this moment, she could not grasp what reasons caused such a great reaction from the emperor himself.
To her, Kahn was only her friend and nothing more. Even though they treated each other as equals and shared stories of their lives… their relationship never went past that barrier.
Soon, she mustered her courage and tried to stand up but still failed to raise her head and look her father in the eyes.
"Why? Why are you going as far as saying that you'll kill him?" she asked with a heavy expression after gathering all her strength just to speak normally while bearing the brunt of this leaden aura of an 8th stage saint.
"Because your fate has already been decided after your birth.
Any ties with others, especially a human should not happen. As my daughter and the princess of the empire… you have a part to play.
