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

Lucia was done going through some of the files… From the files she had looked at, she had an idea of who she liked and who she might not want working near her. Caroline had warned her not to look at the files at face value. They were ultimately making a decision on who was getting the job of a lifetime. Lucia understood that. However, she was also picking who would have an open door into her personal life. She wanted someone she could be friendly with… someone who could work with her… someone who could be family… someone who would fight in her corner.

She was tired of reading files though… She would not get a lot from files except what they had put down to try and impress her. She tapped the files on the table and wondered how to arrange them.

"Here," Caroline said as she gave her a pack of sticky page markers.

"This is why you need to move into the palace," Caroline said as she pulled out a pack of sticky notes.

The Corner