Aurelia has lived as a commoner, become betrothed to a nobleman's illegitimate son, and now finds herself carrying three impossible identities at once: servant, noblewoman, and king. As she moves between these worlds, the life she once hoped for collides with the power she never expected to hold.
Word has it the old king is dead. The new ruler is a woman. Where did you hear that? A woman ruling?
That's absurd. Worse, she changed century-old noble rules, clearly to restrain old aristocratic families. His Royal Highness enters the hall.
Lady Ashton? Lady Hentleton? Miss Voss, step forward for audience. Voss?
I've never heard of this noble family. Where does she come from in Newvale? An unknown nobody daring to join the royal selection. She must have snuck in through despicable means.
Every word you speak today will be something you regret for the rest of your Threatening us? All noble lineages in Newfell are well documented. The name Vos has never appeared. You are nothing but a nobody. You know all noble lineages. Then do you know the Queen Mother's family name of the reigning king?
The Queen Mother's surname is Vos.