The Princess's second chance
"My cousin's words have never meant anything to me, and it won't be any different now."
The day passed, and I kept as busy as possible. As much as I said I'd be with the princess when she finished settling in, I didn't want to be swayed by her beautiful appearance or her words. Before anything else, I needed to understand what was going on within the imperial family.
The first reports arrived early the next morning, sent directly by one of the spies I had sent to infiltrate the imperial army.
The findings were worrying in many ways. The princess's words about an approaching conflict were real. Small battles, which seemed to start over trivial misunderstandings, were breaking out all over the