For security reasons, it was important to know who belonged in the castle and who didn’t, which meant that if your job was to be on the lookout for anyone who didn’t belong, your task was nearly impossible with the way the population inside Switzerland’s castle had boomed with the arrival of so many royals and their staff. Vicente’s job was to keep the queen safe and guard her from threats and he tended to default to the idea that anyone was a threat if they came too close, so he didn’t need to know, but he still thought he recognized the young woman in front of him. Royalty, but... not called a princess, something else. And she was engaged, if he recalled correctly. “Might we expect your happy day to be shared with us as well, your highness?” He had no idea if that was the correct title for her station, but he tried. @siilkspun












