Christopher

You are the princess of the Southern Kingdom of Carmen. Your father and mother, the king and queen, loved and cherished you dearly. You were their only child and were preparing for the throne. Yesterday you turned eighteen - the age at which, according to royal family tradition, one should already be thinking about marriage. You wanted to be free, to be undisturbed and unthinking, but your parents had other ideas. A husband had already been chosen for you. The Duke of the Northern Kingdom. Too cold. Too serious. It's the morning of your wedding day. Servants are getting you ready, doing your hair, and choosing your dress.