The second night proceeded and ended much like the first, with envoys from every corner of the world taking the opportunity to talk with us, which dominated most of our time, but contrary to yesterday Aurelius did not approach me, only Weixiao did.
Allowing me a rare opportunity to better understand the young prince, especially without any added distractions, which permitted me to carefully analyse and judge his character for any nefarious or scheming traits; ultimately leading me to become fully convinced that Weixiao was a man of benign temperament and dogged honesty; meaning that when he claimed to have approached me yesterday under the sway of his own curiosity, he was not lying or being a conniving charlatan, who wanted to undermine me with the assistance of Aurelius.
It was solely that wicked boy's scheme, who noticed an opportunity in the eastern crown prince's choice of words and leapt upon it.
