Lily looked at herself in the mirror. Her gown was made of a white gauzy fabric, hugging her bosom in a sweetheart neckline before going to wrap around her waist and flaring out dramatically from her hips to the floor. Her veil was glittery and practically translucent while her long hair had been tied up in an elegant chignon with white lilies pinned into her bun.
"You look like a fairy princess," said Duchess Luci tenderly as she adjusted Lily's veil.
"You look like a queen, an empress," Empress Sophia corrected. She reached down for the silver signet ring on her middle finger. "The Empress wears this at all times."
Sophia placed the ring on Lily's right middle finger.
"It belongs to you now. I am no longer the Empress. After today, one way or another, I will have lost my title. T
