To be honest, even chasing Ronan to become a queen required a lot of effort and courage. Even though she didn't say it directly, Arielle still had the feeling that she didn't deserve all of this. Ronan had convinced her many times, but Arielle couldn't completely brush off her doubts.
Plus, what happened earlier put more weight on her shoulders. Arielle could never do it. She would only disappoint everyone. She didn't want other people to have high expectations of her. Arielle had nothing to start with and she also had nothing to give back.
How could she be called a descendant of the Moon Goddess when her mother was a slave? Arielle never told Ronan about her mother. If other people found out that Mirabelle was a slave, then they wouldn't be nice to her anymore, right?
"They certainly don't want a queen born of a slave," she muttered dejectedly.
