Aegon could say nothing on the matter. His opinion was extremely biased, as he cared about his loved ones more than anyone else. But then, the question arose in his heart.
Could he really let fifty million people die just to save one important life to him?
He didn't know.
Neither did Arthur.
Liliana seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled.
"He didn't know what was going to happen. To him, it was between choosing the duty of a husband and the duty of a soldier. I needed him, but so did those fifty million people. And it wasn't like I was dying, right?"
"Why do I feel like you're just convincing yourself?" Aegon asked.
"I've been doing that for years, despite knowing the truth of the Augustus," Liliana sighed. "I married into a family where people didn't think twice before sacrificing themselves for the Empire and humanity, so why should I expect them to put me before the Empire?"
She inhaled deeply and her voice returned to normal.
