Buried History

Duke Orleans continued to speak, “Julian was the First Princess’s head guard. He was only a saint back then, and he didn’t have any significant potential either, but somehow he’s become powerful even for a legendary being… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised; nobody can stay in the Outlands for so long without growing powerful.”

“And why did all of the leaders choose His Majesty instead of her, especially if she was more talented?” Richard had started suspecting some of the reasons for the general hostility towards Apeiron by this point, but he still wanted to be sure.

The Duke smiled wistfully, “Because everyone was afraid of her.”

“Afraid?”

“Princess Apeiron was one of the biggest prodigies of the entire human race, lacking any need to temper herself as she shot towards the stars like a comet. She began understanding...