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I tense up at his words. Who am I the favorite of? The servants? Perhaps, I treat them as well as I can, but so do the other princesses. Besides the opinion of a few lowly servants won’t make me queen. I’ll need more influence than that. Domenico senses my fear. “That is why I’m here, Admira. I can make you the favorite of surrounding kingdoms.” “Why would surrounding kingdoms have interest in this?” I ask. “If you become queen, you’ll be in charge of all the national affairs as well as international affairs. You will negotiate with us, decide whether you want peace or war, trade or hostility. I think it’s very reasonable that the leaders of the surrounding kingdoms would be interested in this, don’t you?” I hesitantly nod. “How would you make me their favorite?” “All it would take is
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