Eira looked at her father with a confused expression. "What do you mean I have to find a suitor? You told me I could think about marriage at my own time... You- you said I could be queen and didn't need any man but you."
Gareth averted his daughter's gaze, "you can still be queen princess, I still support your dream of ruling entirely. I just feel that now is the time to find someone to help you achieve that dream."
"But father-"
"It is already decided princess, please don't make this any harder than it needs to be, this is not a death sentence, you're merely taking the time to find a good man for yourself."
Eira was wide eyed in shock by her father's words, this was crazy, why did she suddenly have to find a husband?
"Why are you doing this?" Eira asked in a tone that broke her father's heart into a million pieces. "Is the council putting pressure on you to have an heir to the throne?"