"Now we have got a chance to strengthen our relationship with them. But for that you have to sacrifice your promise of marriage from lord Jonathan.'' When Hazel looked at her father with wide eyes and an aghast face, he patted her shoulders.
"Do not be disheartened, Hazel. You should be delighted. You do not need to marry a duke as the prince of Alienore had asked for your hand for marriage. You would not be just a duchess but the future empress of the whole empire. You would rule a nation." The joy in her father's voice was evident. He was not acting like others.
Even if the land was full of mystery and rumored to be filled with demons and sorcery, his daughter would be the empress of that place. Even if something happened to her there, he could ask for large compensation in place of her life. He was sure that they would not be able to deny him at that time.
