She was no longer the Sole Heir the Throne of The Millennial Queen, Maeteru La Andromeda Promethium, ruler of the Mechanized Empire. The question was that now that she was free of her duty, her obligation, could she develop the will to live for herself?

She'd said quietly, that it was "Not necessary," but had it been a 5 karat blue-white, brilliant-cut diamond in an 18 karat gold setting it wouldn't have meant more to her!