The more corrupt you are, the better.

Aries grinned and bit her lower lip to stop herself from grinning like a fool. Walking through the hallway to her room with her hands on her back, her mind drifted to her successful debut. 

The banquets in the empire and Rikhill were very different, but the attitude of the people was almost the same. Although Aries was surrounded by good people in her home country, ambitious people were everywhere. It was a good thing she already knew how to socialize back then.

It only made it better with Dexter's obvious affection for his sister. Hence, everyone also wanted to curry favor with her. 

If this had happened back then, Aries would have taken it as an insult, since she didn't want to live a life in anyone's shadow. But the situation was different now, and she needed to adjust and compromise.