So... I can work with the conniving/manipulation because that's politics, but I read the epilogue/author's note on another site and... it still doesn't give any closure!! There's still so many loose ends and plot points introduced that went nowhere! All the epilogue is, is Sioen linking his life to Minhu in a ceremony.. I thought this meant that hey now Minhu can't die until the emperor dies but nooooo wrong, it's confirming the dragon's prophecy of the emperor dying so when Minhu dies so does Sioen. Aaaaargh. And then all you have is the 8 year old prince left to rule the kingdom because everyone else is dead. I'm annoyed. I thought this had potential and then the character development went weird.
So... I can work with the conniving/manipulation because that's politics, but I read the epilogue/author's note on another site and... it still doesn't give any closure!! There's still so many loose ends and plot points introduced that went nowhere! All the epilogue is, is Sioen linking his life to Minhu in a ceremony.. I thought this meant that hey now Minhu can't die until the emperor dies but nooooo wrong, it's confirming the dragon's prophecy of the emperor dying so when Minhu dies so does Sioen. Aaaaargh. And then all you have is the 8 year old prince left to rule the kingdom because everyone else is dead. I'm annoyed. I thought this had potential and then the character development went weird.