The second princess sighed and raised both arms in the air. "How long will you keep being humble about your achievements? Your choice to remain single while all gentlemen from across the kingdom proposed to wed you had influenced a lot of young girls, including me."
A smile bloomed on Runa's lips. She knew that Princess Elke was talking about the iron wall Runa, who rejected every proposal arriving at the royal palace.
While Runa indeed had no intention to accept any of those proposals because she had been in love with Niels her whole life, King Alois also had a big contribution to this image of Runa.
"We all dream of being independent like you. Although we might not be able to conquer this kingdom the way you did, we aspire to stand on our own feet, earning our own money, and bringing food to the table ourselves without relying on men."
