I am afraid I do not know any more about making friends than I do about being free. I do not believe I have ever had one.
[ There are people in Maia's life who he cares about... but he had not found them and won them over. His bodyguards, his secretary, his political allies - they are people who help sustain his reign, but he can never be open or entirely free with them. He is their emperor. They are loyal to him. It is different.
And now, they are nowhere to be found, and he is alone. It's not a cheerful thought. ]
[anon]
[ There are people in Maia's life who he cares about... but he had not found them and won them over. His bodyguards, his secretary, his political allies - they are people who help sustain his reign, but he can never be open or entirely free with them. He is their emperor. They are loyal to him. It is different.
And now, they are nowhere to be found, and he is alone. It's not a cheerful thought. ]