The only way where someone can ever be more than a man is when the person is a woman  pretending to be a man.  
It was never Penn wish to don on male clothing and act like a man but it was the only thing she could do if she wanted to survive.  
Living on the streets before she came across a man whose character was erratic and unpredictable,  the man offered Penn to be his heir and Penn had no choice but to accept because her life depends on the protection which the man could offer.  
Penn secret was discovered by her new adopted father who wanted her to remain in her guise as a man to deal with certain issues and cause an insurgency which the man was convinced that Penn was perfect for.  
Keeping her identity  a secret from others and at the same time planning to take down the empire is more than enough work for anybody could handle and as if that was not enough.  She just had to learn some deep secrets about her family that seemed to tilt everything she believed in and fall for the Prince even when she knows that she was trying to dethrone his father.  
Yeah, Penn life was capital letters COMPLICATED.

More than a man

　　“And here is the meeting room, it has been empty for a while but I don’t suppose it would be empty for much longer since Master will send missives to tell his friends he now has an heir and visitors will start visiting, most of them will be entertained here.” Agnes explained but Penn Thoughts wasn’t in the explanation. It was on the words Leda used to usher him away from the kitchen, Stanley was her son? And Penn had just used her large mouth to bad talk the second most powerful person in the compound son and probably the most deadly.


　　“Sir… Our tour is over.” Agnes said softly laying a hand on Penn chest.


　　Penn jerked at the contact then smiled. “Of course. Thank you for the tour.”


　　“Sir, if it will please you and if you will have the time of course, a few of my friends and me are going out to watch the play which will be put on by the theatre, it would do us great honor if you were to accompany us.” Agnes flutter her lashes at Penn.


Chapter 7