Seeing Emma initially wanting to come forward and pay her respects, but then discretionally stepping back upon seeing Wayne Lane at her side.

Wayne Lane didn’t stop his stride as if he hadn’t heard.

"Wayne Lane!" Emma called out again.

This time, her voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

It was then that Wayne Lane finally halted.

Emma hurriedly lifted the hem of her dress and walked up to stand beside him, her brows furrowed, looking very aggrieved, "Big Brother Wayne Lane, when I called you, why didn’t you respond?"

Wayne Lane turned slightly, bowed respectfully, and greeted, "Princess."

"You’re doing it again!" Emma’s face flushed with anger, "Forget it, I came to tell you that I’ve already spoken to father, and this time I’m going with you to the border."

It was only then that there was a flicker in Wayne Lane’s eyes.

He frowned, his voice still calm, "The border is very dangerous."

"I’m not afraid," said Emma with certainty, her chin rising slightly as she spoke, "Besides, with Big Brother Wayne Lane here, what danger could I possibly be in?"

She was very confident.

Because of her status, and also because of the indulgence she had received since childhood.

Wayne Lane was quite direct, "I cannot protect you."

He continued walking.

Emma hurried to follow, "Big Brother Wayne Lane, are you still angry with me?"

She thought Wayne Lane must be upset with her for the words she had spoken in front of their father.

But she didn’t think she had said anything wrong.

Hannah deserved to die.

Even if the order to kill her wasn’t issued now, it would be in the future.

Hannah couldn’t escape.

She explained this to Wayne Lane.

But what Wayne Lane cared about was not this issue, "You all greatly underestimate Hannah’s strength."

"What could she possibly be capable of, she’s just my defeat," she said dismissively, "Besides, even if I can’t defeat her, surely Big Brother Wayne Lane, you can?"

In her heart, Wayne Lane was the most formidable person in the entire galaxy.

Even the ruler of the Nine Realms Kingdom or the lord of the Barren Lands could not compare to him.

Yet Wayne Lane said, "I can’t defeat her."

He stated this frankly and earnestly, "Princess, you must understand one thing, Hannah was once the empire’s third commander; her strength is only greater than mine, not less."

He had said this more than once to others.

But no one believed him.

Now more than ever, he felt that what Hannah had said before was correct.

Be it the people of the empire or the royal nobles, they only needed a "War God" Wayne Lane in their imagination, someone they unilaterally believed to be very powerful.

He had to be strong, an invincible warrior.

Even if he admitted his defeat, there would still be many who would make excuses for him.

That blind adulation could easily cause one to lose oneself.

Yet the royal family remained immersed in it.

But he didn’t want that.

So he very clearly and directly admitted that he was not Hannah’s equal.

He was not her equal even back in their academy days.

But no one listened to his explanations.

Emma was no different, "I don’t believe it. Have you forgotten, Big Brother Wayne Lane? A hundred years ago, it was you who led people to severely injure Hannah at the frigid borderlands. It was also because of that I got the opportunity to kill her."

After that battle, Wayne Lane naturally became the next commander and was considered by people to be an omnipotent, invincible "War God".

Hannah was strong, but since he had severely injured Hannah, he must be even stronger than her.

It was a simple logical relationship.

But there was a prerequisite.

That both parties had used their full strength in the confrontation.

But that was not the case.

Even Wayne Lane himself did not understand.