Chapter 142 “Fated Truths At The Queen's Table”
- "You cannot mean this, Your Grace," Scarlet said, her hand tightening around the scroll. "If Your Highness bears no heir... who then shall inherit the throne once I have signed this?"
- There was a pause, heavy and deliberate.
- "That decision shall rest with His Majesty and myself, Scarlet," the queen replied at length.