The following day, I paid a visit to the Imperial Library — the first time I had been in quite a while. It was equally the first time in quite a while that I had seen its head librarian.
"Your Highness! Oh — I suppose I ought to call you Your Imperial Crown Highness now, oughtn't I?"
"The investiture hasn't happened yet."
"But His Majesty has made the formal announcement! My deepest congratulations. I must say — I always believed you would be His Majesty's successor."
The aging librarian bowed low with genuine feeling. But rather than looking pleased, I narrowed my eyes slightly and asked,
"Did you, really?"
"Absolutely! It would be stranger if you weren't."
"You truly think of me as His Majesty's heir?"
When I pressed again, the librarian grew quietly tense and gave a careful nod.
I held his gaze for a moment, then spoke.
"Then…
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