Chapter 159: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (23)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (23) ༻

Lately, Cien’s mood has not been the best.

Born as the fifth princess of the empire, she lived a life of envy, enjoying immense power and privilege. She was attended by dozens of servants, and her wealth was more than abundant.

In such an environment, there were few reasons for her to be upset. Yet, lately, Cien’s mood had plummeted to a level akin to depression.

This downturn began after a conflict with a certain man. Since then, her mood has been consistently deteriorating.

All outcomes appeared to indicate that underestimating the man had been a mistake.

She hadn’t gained much but had lost a great deal.

Firstly, the honour of her escort knights had been tarnished.

Four of her escort knights had been utterly defeated by a third-year student from the academy, overwhelmed in a manner that left no room for excuses.

No matter how exceptional an academy student might be, he couldn’t compare to the Imperial Guard. Yet, they were defeated in just one or two exchanges of blows, despite their joint attack.

It was a situation so shameful that they could hardly hold their head up.

Furthermore, the honour of the subordinates was directly linked to the prestige of the Master they served.

They were carefully selected talents, yet after just one defeat, public opinion about Cien dramatically worsened.

Criticism about her lack of an eye for people was rampant, along with whispers her insufficient influence failed to attract truly skilled individuals.

Cien had always strived to build a positive reputation. As such, it wouldn’t have been surprising if she had lost her mind or burst out in frustration at this point.

Her eye for people was not inaccurate.

Her influence was certainly not lacking.