"‘Inherit, but do not rule?’"

"Yes. All the family affairs should be handled by the representative chosen by the heir, their spouse. The heir should never govern what they inherited. How could someone who was simply born lucky know how to rule?"

When Iola disappeared, Monaine had been confused, but he had soon regained his composure.

The people of Sah had absolute pride in their inheritance system and views on marriage.

From their perspective, outsiders who would pass down thrones or titles to their children were the pinnacle of foolishness and unworthy of serious consideration.

Of course, while Iola respected the views of others, he never compromised on Sah's culture—his mother’s clashes with Count Beckdales were a good example of this.

"For instance, let’s say your in-laws only have one child, Viretta. Then, who should lead Medlitzi?"

Monaine, feeling a bit more assertive, leaned forward and approached Viretta.

"I’ll do it."@@novelbin@@

"Not at all. If you want to leave Medlitzi in your hands, you need to choose a man worthy of it yourself. That’s the best path for Medlitzi."

"But what if I want to do it?"

"To hand over the family’s future to your own selfish desires—ridiculous! You’d become a foolish person who deserves to fall."

Monaine rubbed his hands together, feeling satisfied with his own reasoning.

Viretta, for the first time, began to understand the subtle differences in perspectives on marriage that she had often glimpsed in Iola.

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