Walking down the hallway to the Royal Armory was one of the most formidably and important member to ever make himself known in the castle. Imrahil had a very simple job, expects the strategies used by the generals, go through the weapons used and the most daunting task which would take most of his time, go through every single regiment for any sign of problem. He knew that although this would be very boring and in some extents, a waste of his talents but he accepted his job with dedication and determination to help serve his King and people. He arrived at the door leading to the room he needed entry and two guards stood in his way.

"Lord Imrahil, may I ask why you would need access to the Royal Armory?"

"Orders from the top, I need entrance to the room." He responded as the two guards backed away from the door. "And now begins the boring part."

"I can't believe Dad left without saying goodbye to me." Marie muttered under her breath as she continued to read her assignment book on magic from her magic instructor. The young lady was in the library of her home which was pretty impressive to any scholar. Shelves rose above her short body and reached to the ceiling.

"Something you need help with Princess?" A man on a ladder asked seeing the royalty was struck on a problem. At first glance, Marie thought it was he teacher but he had glasses and a nerdy outfit which evaded the thought.

"I don't know if my teacher would like me asking for help though."

"Learning to be independent is good and all but you mustn't learn to do everything by yourself, it is perfectly fine to ask for help. I am sure your professor won't mind an answer or two." The guy said jumping off the ladder and took a seat aside from the future Queen.

"Alright… this one has been driving me insane." Marie pointed to the third question as the man adjusted his glasses and looked over the topic and then the question. "I don't see how knowing what element is better than another is important, why not overpower them with physical force or a much powerful spell?" Marie asked displaying her attitude to fighting.

"I am not a mage like you or your mother." He started and turned the paper over to a blank side. "But knowing what element is better than another is more important than you might think. Say if you used a Wind spell on a fire one, what would happen?"

"The fire will grow stronger?"

"Are you asking or telling my young girl?"

"Telling, it will grow stronger."

"Then you are right, the wind will create stronger fires which will in turn worsen the outcome of the clash." The man said as Marie jotted that part down in the answer part of the question.

"Alright, this one I feel I should know but I am not sure."

"Let's see… Does every person have equal reserves of magical energy in their body and why?" He said aloud as Marie put her head on top of her leaning hand wondering what the answer was.

"It sounds like it's in front of me."

"Try reading the question out loud to yourself and try to pick out anything that seems different." He instructed the girl who reread the sentence and found a word that seemed out of place.

"Wait… and why…"

"What does this mean?"

"It means the question is a trick one. The answer is in the sentence and the really reason was to find it in the sentence!" She said as if she figured out the greatest mystery in her life.

"Very good, now, I must return to my duty Princess, if you excuse me." He said bowing his head to the young girl and climbed up the ladder and pushed himself to another stack. A smile formed on his face as he traveled. "You will definitely make a fine monarch in the future, all you need is a little nudge in the right direction."

Henrietta sat in her throne taking in everything that has happened in the past couple of hours. Her husband went on a trip to Romalia which he believes the Pope was hiding something from them. Imrahil was going through the army to find any signs of traitors and leaks in information. And the Queen also had to take into consideration that Louise was even more deadly than before due to both Saito and Imrahil being hurt in their encounter with her and the followers she had.

"It doesn't make sense… why would the Pope hid information from his only ally…" She stopped herself as a light bulb went off in her head. "Could it be that he has a secret alliance with another nation. After the last war, I would not be too shocked to find this out. Who then could it be then, every nation but our two are in a dreaded conflict with their respective government to have time to form this kinds of things." Her mind went blank again thinking on the matter. She would have to wait and find out which was the thing she wanted to prevent happen. The more time her country spent wondering instead of preparing, the more likely whatever blow would come would be for much harsher. Right on queue of the Queen rising to her feet, the door open to reveal Siesta walking towards her with what appeared to be a couple of papers. Over the last ten years, she grew her hair out slightly to reached her shoulders but that is the only real physical difference she had. She still wore her almost secretary like outfit she got when she was placed into the position of Advisor of Commoner affairs.

"Queen Henrietta, I have something you need to take a look at." Siesta said as she bowed her head and handed the three slips of paper to the Queen."

"A petition?" Henrietta asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, the people of this country banded together and signed that to have the taxes lowered right now."

"I assume this is because we are under a state of emergence?"

"Yes, they think, and that is the key word think, that the crown might be using this as a scheme to suck the money out of the people's pockets." Siesta said as Henrietta knew why this happened. Under the state, the taxes are raised by .50% which could harm some business who is struggling. "On top of that, they do not know why such an order were placed, Saito would never do such a thing unless-"

"We are in preparation for war, and even then, he would only do it at the last moment to prevent it. Saito is gone right now to Romalia to try and prevent whatever is going to happen from taking place. I will see to it that taxes are lowered to .20% percent but please tell the people that we are not doing this to make money and if they need me to say so in person, have them sign another petition to do so Siesta." She said to the female was she walked over to a desk near her throne and grabbed a feather and ink and wrote her name on it with the addiction of the .20% taxes part.

"Very well, would you like my honest option?"

"Of course."

"I feel that we are going to be fighting not only for our country but for the very survival of our race. I don't know hwy these thoughts are in my head but I guess woman's intuition." Siesta giggled but Henrietta remained unchanged on the matter.

"If only you knew Siesta, I do not want to tell anyone unless we have no choice but to fight." Henrietta thought in her head as the grim realization of hell on this planet was becoming a reality with each passing day.

Author's Notes – Since we all know how I love to interact with my fellow readers and I am feeling good since we are in my favorite month of the year, I am issuing a challenge to you. To put it simply, Marie needs a boyfriend who will become her husband and King once Marie becomes Queen of the land.

The rules are simple; you fill out the form… I told ya it was simple.

Age – N/A (13 is the highest you can go and 9 is the lowest. Marie is 10 currently and will be 11 soon.)

Hair Color – N/A

Eye Color – N/A

Shirt – N/A

Pants – N/A

Shoes/Other footwear – N/A

Accessories – N/A (Think rings, watches, other stuff that you would wear.)

Other Clothes N/A (Think coats, suits, etc.)

Weapons - N/A (Weapons from this timeline unless explained why)

Magical Shape – N/A (Dot, Line, Triangle and Square. No Pentagons allowed)

Magical Element – N/A

Basic Background Knowledge – N/A (This is the most important part of the form. You can have an amazing character but if the background is boring, then it ruins it all together. This mainly will tell me the likes, dislikes, etc.)

Influence on the Story – N/A (This is something that doesn't need to be filled out but those who do fill it out well have greater chance than those who don't.)

Basic Life Story – N/A (Second most Important. Not to be confused with the background, this will tell the experiences of the person and how they ended up wherever Marie is when they met. Adding how they met would help in your chances as well.)

NOTE! If I do not find that person who I see fit to be included, I will continue on with or without a BF.