The red box appeared at eye level before Arthur's knees had fully straightened.
[Minor Character: Vexis Lestilaut has entered the main story domain]
He read it once.
[Your presence alone will alter the course of the story]
[You will accumulate RP as the main story progresses depending on your actions]
Arthur looked at it.
So every significant move I make here changes something downstream.
He let the notification fade.
"ESTEEMED PARTICIPANTS. THE CEREMONY WILL NOW BE CONDUCTED BY HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY. THE EMPEROR OF THE ELERCROSS EMPIRE."
Everyone around Arthur dropped immediately.
'BOW. NOW.' Vexis appeared beside him.
Arthur's knees met the stone.
He looked up from the bow.
Upper seats. A middle-aged man with greying hair and a long white robe. A staff in one hand. A gold and red crown sitting level on his head like it had always been there.
I forgot his name. It wasn't relevant until now.
The emperor raised one arm.
The warmth came immediately.
