Pieter laughed.
“It is because Your Royal Highness is so pretty few people realise what a clever brain you have.”
“Well, we don’t want them to be aware of that too quickly in Krnov. If they do believe I am just a superficial young woman, they will not be guarding their tongues. We want to know the worst as speedily as possible.”
“That is what His Royal Highness has said, but I am afraid it may take longer than he hopes.”
“We can only do our very best and I would like to tell you how very pleased I am, Pieter, to have you with me and to be able to rely on you.”
“I promise I will not fail Your Royal Highness.”
They drove on and as they approached the border, the country became a little wilder.
Not far away was a range of low mountains where many minerals were mined that contributed so
