#crowndaughter

‘ HOW ARE you finding your time here? ’ she hates small talk, the pleasantries required at court. once she had enjoyed it, loved the backhanded compliments and double talk. now? now it is a hassle she would prefer to avoid. still, she knows it is a role she must play. ‘ i hope you have not found our realm too unwelcoming. you must understand, my people are quite wary of outsiders, my brothers were still children when we regained our freedom. the memory of being conquered is still fresh. ’

“ no one likes waiting. however, it does pay off to wait sometimes. ” briefly her mind took her back to her first few days after being rescued by the resistance on her way to prison. her anger had been explosive and her heart raged at her, screaming to take up a sword in the very moment and return to the palace to kill the king. she had not in the end, with her fellow conspirators persuading her of the merit of staying hidden & biding their time to properly plan the rebellion. it had been a success, naturally, considering it was she who wore the crown now. but such a thing was a very extreme example of patience is virtue and probably not one she ought to be using with other royals, some were still not very pleased with her for being a ‘usurper’ queen. “ - but it is still very boring, isn’t it? i feel as if i might sprout roots any moment now if this drags on much longer. ”

‘ IF I had known your son was going to be in attendance i would have brought my daughter. ’ it is no attempt at a match, in fact she had no desire to even consider such things until her daughter is of an age to have a say. she knows better than to force a match, after all it was not long ago that she fled to marry a commoner. ‘ i am afraid she is quite cross with her little sister at the moment and in need of a new playmate. ’