"It's nice to meet you, Spencer." Alen said with a warm smile. "Thank you for helping Aditya."
From the brief exchange between the two young men, Alen could already tell that although one was the Emperor and the other was the Prime Minister, the difference in their positions had not created any distance between them. Their relationship seemed far closer than that of a ruler and his subordinate. It would not even be wrong to call them close friends.
Having ruled the Celestial Dragon Empire for many centuries, Alen understood better than anyone how difficult it was for an Emperor to find genuine friendship.
Making acquaintances was easy. Making friends was also easy. However, finding someone who truly treated the Emperor as a person rather than as a ruler was incredibly difficult.
