“What I see is a woman with bandages on her leg, not a crown on her head. She defended the jester whom she despises and befriended the child whom society expects her to shackle. She dances in front of mirrors. She cherishes a minstrel. That makes an authentic heart, and that’s what makes a leader. “She began as the jester’s target but ended up tricking him instead. That’s what makes her stunning, and that’s why I can’t stop myself from obsessing over her. Too bad for the world, she’d rather let people believe her as cold as a block of marble.”
