AnotidaMandemwa

[WSA 2024 Entry]
Everyone is playing a regal game. Everyone except Lucia (who probably should).

After her father faced accusations of trying to seize the throne from his father and king, he was exiled along with his family. They were no longer royalty, but his wife would not have it. She was friends with the queen of Vershia and used that to her advantage. Her two older daughters were the right age to marry the two princes, and she would make that happen come what may.

That became a problem when the oldest daughter was ignored by the crown prince, who formed a friendship with the youngest of the girls. There was still hope; Lucia could become the future queen. But Lucia was not groomed for this role. She did not want to live for the type of marriage she could snag. She did not want to take the man who had been planned for her sister.

But that’s the thing with plans, isn’t it? She never planned to fall in love with the man, and there she was: an unwilling participant in the regal games. Would she capture the crown? How would everything affect her relationship with her sister? Was there ever pleasing her mother?

Regal Games

<p>Lucia sat in the car sent by Prince Michael and wondered what he wanted to discuss with her. She looked out the window and noticed that she was being taken away from the city. She wondered where she was being taken. She had resisted the urge to call or text the Crown Prince and ask. She had also wondered if their friendship was worth the pain she was putting herself through.</p>

<p>She had read the newspaper that day and knew that people were speculating about his marriage. He was the king's heir. It was his duty to marry and produce heirs so that the royal lineage continued. She had wondered if she would stand around watching him pick someone to spend the rest of his life with. Someone who would not be her. She had to be realistic. She had to stick to the decision she had made three years ago, she had to move on and distance herself from him.</p>

Flames