Synopsis
Elissa Heartnell, eldest daughter of Marquis Heartnell, has spent her whole life preparing to be Crown Prince Fluvio's queen. She trained hard to cover for his weaknesses — diplomacy especially, which he was simply bad at. That meant cutting her studies at the Noble Academy short, again and again, to travel abroad and build up her knowledge of foreign courts, cultures, and connections. While she was away on one of those trips, the King died. She rushed home for the funeral. And there was her younger sister Carol, hanging off Fluvio's arm. "Carol was with me while you were gone.…
