"You really didn't have to do this, Father," Kian says as he forces a smile on his lips. "We appreciate the effort to convince almost half of your vessels to send us instead of them, but you didn't have to make it obvious you badly want the world to know we're rich."
As the official delegates of the empire, they were given a total of grand three carriages for themselves and their luggage, along with the gifts they were assigned to give. One problem they have is that it's too much on the eyes.
The emperor, Kyro, however, sees no problem with the carriages he had prepared for his son and his friends on their trip. He raised a brow at his own son.
"What? The future emperor of Slora is coming to visit his friend of a decade and half, along with all his other friends, so why not make the reunion a little grand?"
While the others tried to contain their laugh from the emperor's fatherly behavior, Kian rolled his eyes. He wasn't having any of it.
