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Rosalind

I don’t know how long I’ve been wandering around this place, but I don’t care. Being in this place, I felt the feeling that I have long been craving while being in the palace—freedom. 

As a young princess, I used to visit the cities that surrounded our kingdom with my mother. I don’t remember much, but I remember always going to an orphanage to play with kids my age. My mother was well-known around this area. She loved to get in touch with the people. 

As I grew older, I lost touch with the people and started being surrounded by the same stoic faces, same polished infrastructures, and same uptight rules. That’s when I started wanting to become the queen—so that I could change the rules. Because for me, being a princess isn’t being a perfect girl stuck in a palace. Being a princess is to keep in touch with people and give them the help that they need. 

I smiled nostalgically when I saw