"Was he so crafty in his cunningness that he had even poisoned himself?
Did you know that the Art of deception is alive and faithful to its own name only, for Deceit betrays its wielder first, Dear Iscariot?"
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The Princess' Chambers,
Residence in the Imperial Castle,
Kingdom of Tristendyre,
The first Phrinight of the Second month,
XXI Year of Regency
"It is tradition that every royal heir be enthroned at the age of five and score years, if there is no competent and reigning Duvessa Ruler. Mercedes' coronation should have been expected since her very birth. It is strange that they hadn't quite completed all arrangements about months ago", said Jaycob Oreius.
Imogen, in reception, nodded slowly. "That is truly concerning", she admitted. "Even Lady Minerva and I had received our silks sewed into beautiful dresses for the Ceremony when it was only a couple of months ago."
The olive-haired man nodded pensively.
