"One had best hope for a merciful Emperor then. At the time of my father that was not the case though few realized it until I took the throne from him and revealed his many crimes."

That was always going to be an action he would never regret. Among the many things he had done, he would never regret that moment. Even if he did regret that it had led to his brother's death.

"The spiritual beings of your world are fascinating. They truly seem to be like the gods that the other realms liken Immortals to. Yet it seems that they are like us in some ways where they have their own lives and feelings and duties to attend to..."