Later that night...
Princess Adelaide was warmly received in her childhood home, Castle Fenway. She felt like mental chains and bonds had been broken off of her and she was finally able to breathe without the pressure of her family. She could count on one hand the number of times she had actually physically been invited inside of Castle Fenway when her parents had been alive.
The last few weeks had been by far the most enlightening. She'd been pleased with the reaction she received from the small audience of the council she had spoken with earlier. Her words were clear as well as her intentions. Her mother had once explained to her the burden their family had in leading by example. She had told her about the hard and complicated sacrifices a sovereign had to make.
