Chapter 110

Alicia looked into the duchess’ gentle eyes.

“Mrs. Cessley, are you talking about the banquet that’ll be hosted in the palace?”

“Yes. It’ll be the banquet where you, My Queen, and His Majesty greet and tend to the nobles in the gathering together as a pair for the first time. You don’t need to feel pressed. The only useless thing they’ll be interested in is what trendy dress the queen is wearing and how many times she danced with her king. You’ll only need to greet them with an adequate smile. They’re merely innocent cats hiding their claws in the beginning, after all.”

It is as Mrs. Cessley says.

The banquet tomorrow will only be of quiet reconnaissance and the first she’ll make an official appearance as queen. The nobility will watch her every move with keen eyes and judge the sort of queen they think she is. From there, they’ll decide how to proceed with her.

Alicia remembered the time when she was an easy target for the nobility to prey upon. She had a lack of experience handling