The guards at the palace are not simply for show, Warden. I was common-born, you realize, my acquisition of the throne was not entirely welcome even when Cailan was alive.

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c'mon elissa.]

Were you not raised as a noble since birth? Surely you know that it is difficult to trust anyone save for family and a close few. And even then, as you have so hopefully learned, it is uncertain.