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I smiled blithely as everyone went through all of their reports. This wasn't like when I had my meetings with Brutus and Rita. They could tell what was important and what could be left out. Plus, I could trust them to carry out whatever needed to be done.
But the people liked to know that I was listening to them, potentially because Katya wasn't.
"Just another thing I can thank her for," I muttered to myself.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, what did you say?" someone asked.
"I was just thinking about how beautiful your gown is," I said, flashing her a wide smile. It was pretty, if a little worn and dirty, which at least made my cover-up believable.
"Oh, thank you, Your Highness. I can send you the information of the dressmaker, if you'd like?" Her eyes lit up as she spoke, and I could t
