Chapter 23

Like Io, her mother had been exceptionally beautiful in her youth. She had received countless marriage proposals, and among her suitors was the current king. “He was still a prince back then, but apparently it was quite well known.” “Huh… Had she accepted that proposal, she would have been queen, and Io a princess.” “Indeed. But Io’s mother turned him down.” “Why? Did she think someone else would take the throne?” “Hardly. The succession was practically set in stone even back then.”