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“that is certainly true. it holds for more than just kings. the people we surround ourselves with always influence our decisions, whether we like it or not,” charlotte noted. she wondered what the people around the man that caused all this had to say on the matter. surely they all had their reasons. maybe they thought it was for the greater good. she could never understand their reasoning nonetheless. no one could bring about such suffering and trouble with good intentions. “it sounds like a love story out of a novel. i am sure you do a wonderful job as his queen even if you were not his advisor’s choice.”
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That was certainly true. As free as she believed herself to be, Isabella was certain that there was likely more than one person pulling her strings when they decided it. She was here wasn’t she? She could hardly remember how she had been talking into attending when she would rather have stayed at home, just being bundled into a carriage and told she was to represent Gydina and hold down the fort until her husband could join her. “Hmm, ask any member of his family or the court and you will find people who disagree. Not that I blame them.”








