Once, as a child...

Once, as a child, I tried to make friends with some of the other children at court. I hadn’t a need to do so before. I’d always been quite content to spend my time alone, or with member of the house staff, but my father insisted I interact with some of his councilor’s children, “it would strengthen your position with the future assembly,” he said. I didn’t understand why it was necessary. I would never hold enough power within this kingdom to need such associations, even were my father to leave the throne . Yet he was my father. I wanted, above all else, to please him, and it was with this intention in my heart, that I went out to play with the children. Unfortunately, the palace children had no desire whatsoever to acquaint themselves with me.