15th July 1574
"Now I understand why you wanted to talk in private. This matter is indeed rather… sensitive."
After hearing to the last part of my words, Kristina leaned back in her chair while sending me a taxing look. Considering how we were speaking about one of the most important questions that currently troubled the country, it was no wonder she was taking her time to consider how should she reply to me.
"I know, but it's not like we do not stand to lose anything by putting it off. Be it as our own respective households, or as the whole country. Right now, we are putting all the necessary reforms that Henry promised to push through because the matter of who's supposed to be the next King is at the front. Unless we want the entire country to be paralyzed for only God knows how long, we need to act ourselves."
