Believe
"Avenge him? Forget him?"
When the question was out, Alea was stumped. No matter what, as her master, the empress needed to ask this question to her.
If she chose revenge, she could force Alea to learn anything. In the future, the feeling might diminish anyway. On the other hand, if she chose to forget about him, Alea could spend all her time focusing on her training.
Either way, both worked for the empress. This was why her answer was necessary.
"Can't you ask this question later?" Ana furrowed her eyebrows. She could understand Alea's feeling as Theo was just buried today in Italy, and Alea couldn't go there to visit him.
The empress shook her head. "That's something you need to answer now. Your future depends on the choice you make today."
"But you can ask her a few days later when everything has settled down." Ana still fought back, arguing about her timing.
Suddenly, Alea's hand reached her shoulder, stopping her.