Chapter 38 Prince Jin's Dilemma

Another agonizing early morning was unfolding in the Forbidden City palace; another one filled with insomnia and despair. Healers were doing everything in their power to revive Prince Shun, who, after waking up, had a severe crisis that prevented him from breathing. His vital signs were too weak for him to rest. It was a constant battle between life and death.
Prince Jin and Emperor Heng anxiously awaited the chief physician's verdict on whether there was a chance for Shun to survive or if they should brace themselves for the worst. Father and son sat in silence, and Jin had a terrible urge to smoke a cigarette to calm himself, but he knew he shouldn't out of respect for his father.
Jin sighed deeply, his mind a mess and hiding the fact that he still felt the effects of the battle against that enraged dragon. He still couldn't bring himself to discuss this with his father, but he knew that commoners had told him something, so it seemed that he didn't want to discuss the issue of those beasts that had attacked the royalty directly either.