The next week seemed to be a blur, each day was filled with new tasks that I was given by the officials, so much so, Leo and I barely had time to see each other. The only times we’d get to speak was in the morning when we woke up or late at night, this point seeming to frustrate Leo and according to Maria, who had been by my side from the start, many of his staff pushing at the time apart for us both to get such tasks done… they received the same fate as the official I met that first day. Due to my looming coronation, I spent many hours with dress makers who with the help of Leo, began to design my dresses for the day, one for the ceremony which would be beyond large and elegant while the other, a less formal but still beautiful dress to be worn at the party. While Leo designed the dress, I was stood in my place getting measured, the women seeming to take great pleasure poking me with needles in the process, I felt as though I was some kind of ragdoll with the number of pinholes tha
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