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I’ve had the pleasure of binge reading this. I just finished chapter 102. I can count on one hand how many stories made me shed actual tears. This one did it twice. First was the emperor’s relationship with his empress. Second was the chapters I read about the emperor’s only surviving brother. That hit me so bad I have to quit reading this for the day.
When Doha was suspicious because he saw everything set up for two people he thought two people lived there, but no…….this man, just like his brother, the emperor, had one woman…..poor, blind and yet full of love of life. In both of their long lives, it took just one human to make them understand the value of living and loving and fitting everything into a short lifespan. The ending of that chapter made me cry happy tears.
Whew! This author is a genius. They covered beings who lived immortal lives, what most of us humans think would be fantastic, and showed how empty it could be. Some of them made it bearable by keeping themselves involved while others just plodded along waiting for the next life and the one prince whose depression was so severe he didn’t care if he died. The author also showed that because humans live such short lives, it’s important to strive every day for what happiness we can find.
I know this is long, but my final praise to the author is I’ve seldom come across this kind of character development that’s given at the right pace based perfectly on what has transpired in the story. Just amazing. Thank you.