Mari was not too keen on playing someone for a fool, however, when it came to inheriting the throne, she was more than willing to perform the most heinous tasks. One of those tasks was to get me out of the palace to embark on a dangerous journey. No lies were told that morning when she found me in Ira's suite. There really was a witch who resided deep in the forest. Mari was not able to journey to that part of the forest for her status due to how well known she was.
While she didn't tell any lies, she omitted some crucial information when she spoke to me. The witch was known to be powerful and could heal my injury before the day of the wedding, but there was no such thing as a charm or necklace that could bring the best bachelors to Mari's feet so that she could marry one of them. The wit
