Princess Ru gazed at her elder brother with deep scrutiny, studying the Transcendent Candidate with an evaluating expression.
It was still difficult to imagine that she was actually standing in front of him, commanding the attention of the most powerful, influential, and esteemed figure in the entire continent.
She had been born shortly before the Era of Darkness. She had grown up in an era where Rui's legend had already been defied by the active propaganda campaigns from the Beggar's Sect back when they were still on good terms. Rui had spent most of the Era of Darkness outside Kandria, whether it was his voyage through human civilization or whether it was the eleven years he spent in the Beast Domain with the other Sages.
She hadn't caught even a single glimpse of Rui Quarrier her entire life for that reason.
To her, he was a living myth.
One that everybody spoke of.
One that everybody praised, revered, and worshiped.
