Hannah's mother gently began, "Hannah, your father will be a great king, and you will be the happiest princess."
At that time, she was young and believed every lie sketched with true love and happiness.
Her mother believed them, too.
Until three days later when a starship laden with weapons broke into their homeland without warning.
Leading them was their new king, her own biological father.
All the lies were pierced through.
The past six years had been nothing but a carefully orchestrated deception.
The man she called "father" was in truth a disfavored prince of the imperial royal family.
In the presence of his more accomplished brothers, the man had nothing to show off but his good looks.
If things continued that way, once his paternal half-brother ascended the throne, he would be banished to a desolate land with no chance of return.
Therefore, he had to make his move first.
And his first step was Southport.