Chapter 22

• Alicia internally refuted Anna's words at the time, but she did not speak her thoughts aloud and instead drank the tea quietly. Anna, on the other hand, laughed lightly, reading the lines in Alicia's face.
• "You don't believe me, Alicia. Look, I put on my battle armor shortly after the birth of my child and dashed across the battlefield to reclaim the crown that was rightfully mine. What about your mother? Wasn't it true that your mother, who was usually so gentle, did everything she could to keep her beloved man by her side? Remember what I said. Ivan is exactly the same. He's not going to give up on you so easily."
• But the Queen was mistaken. She was wise and wiser than her years, but she knew nothing about her son.