บท 276: Debut ball (4)

There is much work to do to transform a teenager into a real Emperor. The foundation is strong, and he's learning every day at a commendable speed.

But some things are hard for an advisor to pinpoint. Only someone that was once a ruler can recognise the early phases of rulership.

One doesn't just acknowledge they have what it takes to wear a crown. Unless they're crazy, that is.

At first, one doubts their own capabilities and talents. Until, one day, they turn back and see how a country worked for years under their incompetent commands.

Only then, a ruler understands how much they're worth. And that not everything is as dark as it sometimes seems. Not all the qualities of this world are actually needed to sit on a throne.

It's not easy to be a wise ruler, but it's not impossible either. The secret is to stay in between the two extremes: doing everything by oneself and allowing the officers to take control.

The secret is balance.