Bryan nodded at Bringer's words; he too had been attacked many times within the Dragon Domain, enduring ambush after ambush that came without warning, yet at the end of the day, no Emperor or Ruler of any Domain truly cared, as long as their heir or child did not die, and as long as the bodyguards assigned to them were performing their duties as expected without failure.
After all, these Domain Rulers, during their own time, had also experienced such assassins, facing life-and-death battles that constantly pushed them to their limits, and through those battles, they had built and shaped themselves into the beings they were today. So to them, it was simply another method of tempering their heirs, a cruel yet effective way to force them to become stronger, better, and to possess the firm, unyielding mindset required of a true Domain Ruler.
