An Emperor for the Nobles

I thought about what Leo had told me.

What were my true feelings?

What was this feeling Leo said I was hiding?

When I thought it over, the answer came surprisingly quickly.

I hated them... the ‘nobles.’

I didn't hate every noble.

I hated those corrupt nobles who refused to bear the responsibilities that came with the privileges they enjoyed as nobles.

My younger sibling died without ever getting to experience even an ordinary life.

They vanished into the sea without ever experiencing even the small happiness they could have enjoyed had they lived.

And there were countless younger siblings of mine here...