Anthony fell into his thoughts for a moment, his mind drifting through various things before he turned to Bryan and asked, "Do you really want to be the Crowned Prince?" He wanted to hear Bryan's side, although he had read his fair share of kingdom-based novels that worked just like the Dragon Empire, Anthony still wanted to hear Bryan's side, to hear it directly from someone living within such a position rather than relying on fictional interpretations.
After all, not all princes wanted to be the Crowned Prince, but they all had no right to refuse; the position of power and advantages they were born into inevitably ended up being the shackles of their own dreams and future, binding them in ways they could neither escape nor defy without consequence.
"I really don't," he replied with a sigh. He turned and walked towards another couch within his room, sitting down in a relaxed yet burdened manner, he asked, "Why do you ask?"
