???
Give her a chance to become an heir?
Let a princess become the heir to a count?
Having grown so old, she had only heard of people with titles being chosen by the Royal Family to become heirs, never of a princess being selected by a count to be an heir and going to assume the position.
The Count Lance by her side was an interesting... and somewhat strange person. As a princess, she had met many titled lords, but she had never seen one like Lance, who completely entrusted his fief to his subjects.
It was a true delegation of power; the systems, taxation, and military forces of the fief were really none of his concern, allowing his subjects to develop and perform freely...
Normally, a lord like this would only have one end: to be overthrown by his vassals and become a puppet, followed by a sudden death within a few years.
