D. Both actually adorable & awkward; but also actually dangerous.

proud. it makes a stronger, is slightly less malleable, ally.

I do hope she allows little brother to tale it in thr future, an excellent opportunity for another well places operative.

Hit him with the book! Then talk buisness. He would make a great external spy master to Emma's internal one.

both. I think she will retreat & use a proxy for the assasination attempt

well the assassin did say the 'dark part' of helio. two sides of the same coin?

Ah, but I think Akira is missing something. I think our girl wants not the throne but to spark women's Liberation, perhaps. I want to know what the 2nd prince & Winter's fellow traveler's 'greater purpose' is.

unfortunately she has mearly gone from a simple.pawn to a rook. I hope she figures him out soon & can turn the tables. I also want to know what caused that quick glow around the palace the night she met him.

except as a vampire she is significantly more lethal.

oh I hope he manages to do some seriouse damage. Hope Wolfie gets a good saving throw!

Winter won't be bothered trusting the emperor. I wonder if papa got his spymistress the same way Winter is developing hers. What I really want to see what she has planned for that fat bas*ard. And hopefully she'll get a true ally out os Amir, and maybe a prince consort, if he ditches his harim, unless she doesn't care about them & lets him have a personal 'brothal'? Outside the palace of course.

nothing good. I hope she can end whatever he has planned.

And they will have a deviouse Auntie to help them spot the scheemers along with lessons on how to get them to defeat themselves.

I think that had more to do with Win & her few allies than pappa having warm fuzzies.

true. however Aki is going to over reach, if he hasn't already. He wants pappa to truly love her, I'm not sure he will ever view her as anything other than a valuable tool. Sort of like I may not love my fabric shears, but someone tries to use them on paper? I'll do that kind of a dive to save.them too.

Come on Amir, a friend across the pond is worth it. And a coffee franchise would help you gain wealth, which frequently can lead to greater power. I do hope they become true friends though, Win could use some more like Emma but without the price tag.

hee, isnt that the kind of thing story shield should do? It did distract papa AND get you away from Wolfie.

he doesn't know either Red.

snort, not likely. But I think the forien prince will certainly make trouble for her. Not to mention what the bishop will do to her and mama.

hear's hoping.