And, he planned for the good of the Empire with her as its future monarchs, treating her as an equal partner.


    As long as I have Richard, life is good enough for me, she often thought, but as always, the good never last.


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    That is exactly what’s worrying me, Your Majesty. The Emperor and the heir to the throne have been absent from the Palace for five months, yet everyone is saying all is fine. No one has an obligation to me, yes, but the absence of our sovereign is the concern of the Empire, and the absence of my husband is the concern of mine.”


    I am here. I am ruling.”


    Am I understood?”