Liana looked around one last time before she slowly stood up and faced her father head-on.
"Yes, it will be beneficial to the empire," she resolutely stated.
Caelius raised an eyebrow in surprise; it seems she had grown a lot during the time she was gone. As a grin spread across his face, he glanced at Valessia, and with a single nod from her, he knew what he had to do.
"It's good that you believe so. But now begins the real test. We have offers from other countries from princes, so prove to me that you marrying Luan Meskevela, third son of Drago Meskevela, will be more beneficial to the empire than sending you to another country to improve relations and build alliances."
Liana felt the pressure as she closed her eyes for a moment to calm down and make sure she wouldn't mess this up. Being sent to another country would be the worst; she would know no one there, and the man she would have to marry could be great or terrible.
