Capítulo 155: An Empire in Turmoil

With Yazdegerd's death, the Sassanid Empire found itself in turmoil. The man had left behind three sons to contend for the throne, while his nephews also sought to gain power. The selection of the new shah was left entirely up to the nobility, and as a result, a power struggle had broken out between those factions which sought to place their candidate on the vacant throne. 

Currently, the Persian Princess, a woman by the name of Mitra, sat within her eldest brother's palace. She had a gloomy expression on her face as she gazed lifelessly out the window and played with a particular piece of jewelry that her father had once gifted her. 

The eldest son of the previous monarch saw that his little sister was in a state of depression, and approached the young woman in an attempt to comfort her.