IndependentWin6 OP t1_irty1f9 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:41 AM

Reply to comment by brimwrites in [WP] "Really?" The Dark Lord asked in disbelief, "This is the best the Chosen One can do? Screw it. If we're doing this, we're going to do this properly. I'll train you." 10 years later, your training is complete, but your time spent with the Dark Lord has given you some conflicting feelings. by IndependentWin6

I actually like this interpretation of the prompt. It's not physical or magical training the evil emperor is offering, it's political training. He's asking what the "heroes" are going to put in his place, something that they clearly haven't thought of before they took up the quest. The emperor doesn't deny that he was doing a sloppy job, but killing him would only cause a power vacuum to invite someone even worse to take up his mantle.