Surprised by what his own son had just said, Harrison blurted out, "Training… abroad?"

The question of succession was one that plagued every royal bloodline since time immemorial. In fact, it was almost inevitable for kings to start being wary of their own sons even after appointing them as the crown prince.

The mindset was simple, too. In a nutshell, they were willing to hand over the throne, but the successor didn't get to be impatient. And if they did show signs of impatience, things would quickly escalate to paranoia: was their successor hoping for them to die earlier to claim their throne?

Harrison was no exception, as he already suspected that his eldest son was overeager to inherit his position, even getting ready to hurt him for it.

That was why Harrison was especially wary of Julien, especially after appointing him as his successor. He was willing to let Julien succeed him after his death, or if he lost the ability to lead.

And that was not the present.

It was also why