Blood in the market

"That won't work," was all Lucian said before he turned away from the show and resumed walking, with Ave following behind him again.

"Why do you think it won't work? Let's try it and see. No one knows you're the infamous cursed prince with those eyes. Let's try to help some of the commoners with your name and see if it works. You can—" she was saying, but he shot her a look that made her seal her mouth immediately before she heard him say,

"This is not your era, and people don't think the same way as you."

"How would you know if you don't try?" Ave scoffed. "We're already here, let's buy things and take them to the people and see their reactions." She tried to convince him. In her time, politicians would bribe the people to get their votes. All votes counted, and if the people here knew the second prince cared about them, it could improve his status and give him the opportunity to be the next Emperor rather than the treason he wanted to commit.