Corruption
At the thought of her treacherous stepmother, the Princess gritted her teeth, ultimately furious and disgusted that she had been caught off-guard like this and forced herself to crawl away like a wretched insect from the light, much to her further humiliation, searching blindly for a place to hide, never mind how every nerve and inch of her skin was flaring and burning with agony.
Even as the pain threatened to paralyze her at any second, threatened to shred her mind, her very consciousness splintering into many pieces as she willed herself to focus, commanded her limbs to move, move, please move.
It wasn't really a secret to the Royal family (or to anyone else in the country) that the Princ
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