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“as well as a knight,” he began, “so, it’s no surprise that we get information from reliable sources.”
“Royal Mauve Academy, is because the emperor is well known for his taste for beautiful young men,” he finally said.
“full of men and catamites he picked from the kingdoms he conquered. They say they number in the hundreds, and that doesn’t even include his legal concubines which number in the thousands! I can’t even imagine how he can sleep with all of them in one year! Is that even possible?!”
“male concubines?” I asked, wide eyed with disbelief.
“You look as if your eyes are gonna pop out!” Elliot exclaimed as he stared at me. “Here’s some freshly baked pastries for breakfast!”
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“powdered sugar off his fingers, “good news is, the emperor’s promiscuous behavior seemed to have dwindled recently due to his old age, news of him taking in new concubines have stopped. Problem is, the first crown prince seems to have inherited his appetite for men.”
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“at actually worked!” Cat said, jumping up and down. “Now I won’t need to worry about being Sodam’s apprentice!”
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“his name is Patrick!” Cat shouted in a shrill voice. “He’s Patrick Siccus, the heir of Grand Duke Siccus! So you better stop bullying him since he’s the Emperor’s grandpa!”
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“deep purple eyes and ebony hair! Only the last pure bloods have such traits!”
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‘Is that any reason to harass anybody?’ I thought to myself, but decided to keep my mouth shut. I know that talking back never solved anything, so I simply gave him a little nod.
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