'Is she really... Princess Aleriana?!'
There was visible shock on Mathili's face as she stood in the corridor, staring at the woman who was idealized as one of the most prominent princesses—one without any notable background, yet still holding her position in the race for the heirship.
Though the odds were slim, it wasn't entirely impossible for her to win.
To become the queen—or even the king—of the Azure Flame Kingdom, one undoubtedly needed the backing of both the aristocracy and the hidden powerhouses.
In the case of the first queen and the second, that support was undeniable—especially for the first queen, who stood on an entirely different level.
Having the strongest member of the Orthodox faction as her father gave the first queen a position of dominance, making her sons—or even her daughter—stand at the peak of potential candidates for the throne.
