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>Queen Miriam was standing in the royal box and looking out at the field. She did not have the heart to go out there. Her eyes left the field and scanned the crowd below.</p>

<p>The box closest to hers had people dressed to the nines. Knee-length dresses that were in varying shapes and colours. Some even had glitter and various shiny things sewn into them. She made a face at that. Shiny could be tacky. Some people did not understand that. Many ladies had coupled the gaudy shiny thing with impractically long platform heels, equally shiny but useless purses and large hats. She had long since given up on the fashion sense of her people.</p>

Bling Bling