I watched as Maria walked out of my office with her head bowed. I sighed, pulled out the file I was holding, and stared at it. "I'll give this to her if she agrees to this." I brushed my face with my hands.

For the past one and a half months, I have been at a conference. The last week of the conference I spent in my father's palace, where the elders said they needed to talk to me. I thought it was about kingdom issues, but it was something else.

They all said that they wanted an heir to this kingdom. They have been pestering me about this since...