Forgive Her 100 Times, Then Leave

The Story

Graham Whitmore wears white robes in a kingdom where he owes his entire existence to the late emperor. The dying sovereign forces him into a desperate bargain, demanding that Graham tolerate the new empress, his daughter, exactly one hundred times. No matter how far she strays or which corrupt ministers she favors, Graham must bow and accept every act of wrongdoing. He stands aged before his time, bound by this final promise to the throne. Yet this tolerance has a hard limit. Once he reaches the hundredth offense, Graham will walk away from the empire forever without looking back.