Lucien fell in love at first sight and made a request to his father, wishing to be betrothed to the Duke's daughter, but unfortunately, the Duke's daughter had already been betrothed to another.
The son of the second Duke of the Empire.
It was said to solidify power and give the noble factions what they wanted.
In other words, the lady was getting into a political marriage.
The Emperor at the time was a coward who sought peace instead of taking what was rightfully his, Aurelian would say as he had his discussions with Lucien, chilling under a tree in a field the guards would never find them in.
But Lucien did not care for these things. All he wanted was to see the fair faced and raven haired lady again.
And knowing this, Aurelian grew bitter, but he did not act on his bitterness, instead, he asked Lucien to ask what he wanted.
Lucien looked at him confused. What difference would it make when even the emperor decided not to break off the lady's current engagement?
