Koda;
"You're late again. Tardiness isn't a good look on a King." Father says, as soon as I sit, and I fold my hands on the table as I look at him.
"There's an uprising in the West. I had to handle it before coming." I reply, and his usually calm expression falters.
This is the reason. The reason he's been pushing so hard for an heir.
He wants to ensure that Beast Heaven has a strong front. He wants two kings ready for after he leaves…
He's growing old. He's sick.
He hasn't told the others yet… But Rhydian and I know.
He wants to make sure everything is in place before his death.
The beast clans outside beast heaven know that Father is sick. That's why they've been pushing harder than ever. They want to infiltrate the kingdom and tear the clans apart.
Being the strongest Kingdom with so many clans under our power, other Kingdoms feel threatened.
Father wanted peace. He married partners from the most powerful clan at the time.