Anduin would likely resent the conclusions that Lan Wangji is drawing about him. Not that he would be the first, nor the last by any means, to question whether he really has it in him. Anduin himself has questioned it, in some of his darker, more shameful moments.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
But this is not his Kingdom, and he does believe that these people should have a right to make their judgments upon their own people. Who is the Merchant to swoop in and demand he execute this woman? Would it be an act of vigilantism? Or revenge?
Anduin sits straight in his chair, meeting Lan Wangji's gaze levelly as he responds.
"I am willing to do what I must to see her fate handled by the city itself," Anduin replies. "If that is what you are asking."
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
But this is not his Kingdom, and he does believe that these people should have a right to make their judgments upon their own people. Who is the Merchant to swoop in and demand he execute this woman? Would it be an act of vigilantism? Or revenge?
Anduin sits straight in his chair, meeting Lan Wangji's gaze levelly as he responds.
"I am willing to do what I must to see her fate handled by the city itself," Anduin replies. "If that is what you are asking."