There was a queen to the north, Mara Amdis, who was rumored to have been on the verge of insanity for years. Her entire family was the highest of all the ruling classes, but because of the seemingly inherited insanity, no one wanted to risk an engagement. Mara had a cousin, an Alexander, who was just far enough removed that he could be safe, but just high enough up the line that he would provide an advantageous alliance. When her advisors had sent the request, she wasn’t sure he would say yes. He did, though, and Evelyn prepared herself. There was something she wasn’t quite sure about with the marriage, however, and that was the climate. She had been born and raised in the warmth of the Caribbean. Mikael assured her that in his travels he had seen s...

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