The queen's radiant smile illuminated the room as she turned to her intimate assembly, confident that the last mobile device had been confiscated from the prospective brides.
"We shall commence shortly," she declared, instructing her devoted personal maid, "Admit the evaluators, Emily."
Emily acquiesced with a respectful "Yes, my queen" and gestured to the liveried servants stationed at the door, beckoning them to usher in the esteemed assessors.
The inquisitive ladies' gazes converged on the entrance, their curiosity piqued as three distinguished individuals made their way into the chamber.
What astonished them, however, was the reputation that preceded these arrivals - masters of human insight, renowned for their extraordinary ability to decipher character, scrutinize demeanor, and provide incisive evaluations of even the most enigmatic and affluent individuals.