As the sound of the door slamming behind Keitel echoed throughout the room, Lucia sighed. She ate her breakfast in silence. He was not going to yield on this. He was too angry. It was a shock to hear what he really said about her. More than anything, Lucia had gone into this new life to write the wrongs of the past. She wanted to prove that she wasn't who they said she was. Yet, in doing so, somehow she had made herself a villainess.
Mary sought Lucia out later that day. After showing her to the study, Mary unravelled a long list and presented it to Lucia. It was a list of duties and responsibilities which fell to a new princess. Lucia heard that the Empress died many years ago. She wondered who had been in charge of the palace all this time. There seemed to be an endless amount of work to be done. As Lucia scrolled down the list of expectations and obligations, she felt nauseous.
