“That is exactly what is happening to me – ” The Duke raised his eyebrows.
“I will tell you the truth and then perhaps you will understand. I am actually Princess Thalia, the daughter of Prince Spyros, who was a relation of the previous King Otho.”
The Duke was amazed, but he managed to prevent himself from showing it.
“My mother is dead and so is my father,” Thalia went on. “But my uncle who I live with is very ambitious that we should be powerful again in this country.”
She sighed.
“But the present King is not impressed with him. Although he made various efforts to be accepted at Court, the King has more or less ignored him.”
“Why should this affect you?” the Duke asked.
He was thinking she was so very lovely and there must be a great number of men ready to take her out or to flir
