❀𝔉𝔲𝔩𝔩 𝔑𝔞𝔪𝔢::

ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ
[ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ғɪʀsᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ]

❀𝔑𝔦𝔠𝔨𝔫𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰::

sᴇʀᴀ, ғɪɴᴀ, ᴋᴏᴋᴏ, ɴɪɴᴀ

❀ℜ𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩 𝔗𝔦𝔱𝔩𝔢::

ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴏғ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ

❀𝔄𝔤𝔢::

19 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ

❀𝔉𝔞𝔠𝔢𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔪::

sᴀɪᴛᴏ ɴᴀɢɪsᴀ

❀𝔓𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔬𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔶::

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ɪs ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ-ʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ, sᴛʀᴏɴɢ-ᴡɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ. sʜᴇ's ᴅᴇᴀʟᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʟɪғᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴘᴀᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs. sʜᴇ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ. sʜᴇ's sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɢɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs sɪɴᴄᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴀʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇʏᴇs ᴅᴏ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴀʀᴅ-ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀsʏ ᴊᴏʙ ʀᴜʟɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴋɪɴᴅɢᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴘᴜᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʀs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇᴛ ʀᴜɪɴ. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ sʜʏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛᴄᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ sʜᴇ's ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ɪs ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀ ᴏʀ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴏʏᴀʟs. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴇᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴏᴜs ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋs, ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ sᴜʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇs, ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴇssᴏɴ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʏᴀʟs, ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇssᴇs. sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs sᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴘᴜ ʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ's ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ, sʜᴇ's ᴛʜɪs ʟᴏɴᴇʟʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴs, sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɴɪʟᴇss sʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ.

❀𝔅𝔞𝔠𝔨𝔤𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡::

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss ᴏғ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ, ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs, ᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ. sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴍɪɴᴅs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪsᴍɪssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇs ᴀs ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴡɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛs ᴏғ ᴀ ʀᴜʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ sᴛʀᴇss ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ sᴜғғᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴇᴛ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴡɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴇs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴀ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴍɪss ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ's sᴇᴇɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇs ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜʟᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʟsᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇs ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴏɪᴅᴇʀʏ, ᴛᴇᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴍᴏɴʏ ʟᴇssᴏɴs, ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ʟᴇssᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍʙɪᴛɪᴏᴜs, ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ ʀᴜʟᴇʀ. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴀx ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ғᴀʟsᴇ ʟɪᴇs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʏᴇᴀʀɴ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ. ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀs ᴏɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴘʏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss. sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ʜᴀs ᴄᴜᴛ ᴏғғ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀ sᴏɴs, sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ'ᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀsᴜᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇs ᴀs ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇs.

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇss ᴏғ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ sᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs sʜᴇ sɴᴇᴀᴋs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜᴇʀʀʏ ʙʟᴏssᴏᴍ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɴɴʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴄʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ, sʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs sᴜʀᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss. sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ʟᴇssᴏɴs ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss.

❀𝔉𝔞𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔶::

♔︎ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴀᴋɪᴛᴏ
♕︎ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss ᴅᴏᴡᴀɢᴇʀ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴍᴀʏᴜᴍɪ
♔︎ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ʀʏᴏɢᴏ
♕︎ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ sᴀᴘʜɪʀᴀ
♔︎ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ʜɪʀᴏᴛᴏ
♔︎ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ʜᴀʀᴜᴋɪ
♔︎ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴋᴇɪᴛᴏ
♕︎ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ, sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ
♕︎ᴄᴏɴsᴏʀᴛ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ғᴜᴊɪᴋᴏ
♕︎ᴍᴀᴅᴀᴍ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴀʏᴀᴍᴇ
♕︎ᴍᴀᴅᴀᴍ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ʀᴜᴋᴀ
♔︎ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ɢᴇɴᴊɪ
♕︎ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ sɪsᴛᴇʀ, ғɪғᴛʜ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴋᴀᴏʀɪ
♔︎ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ɴɪɴᴇᴛʜ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ғᴜᴍɪʜɪᴛᴏ
♕︎ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀʟғ sɪsᴛᴇʀ, ᴇɪɢᴛʜ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴅᴀɪɢᴏ ᴋᴀᴇᴅᴇ

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ ʜᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʟғ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs sʜᴇ's ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ

❀𝔏𝔦𝔨𝔢𝔰::

𑁍ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ
𑁍ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs
𑁍ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ
𑁍ᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀʏ
𑁍ʜᴏʀsᴇʙᴀᴄᴋ ʀɪᴅɪɴɢ
𑁍ᴇᴍʙʀᴏɪᴅᴇʀʏ/sᴇᴡɪɴɢ
𑁍ᴇsᴄᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴄʜᴇʀʀʏ ʙʟᴏssᴏᴍ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴄᴇ
𑁍ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs
𑁍ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ's ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴᴅs ɪᴛ ᴀ ɴᴜɪsᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғɪɢʜᴛs ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅ

❀𝔇𝔦𝔰𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢𝔰::

𑁍ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛᴄᴀsᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ's ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ
𑁍ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ
𑁍sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴄᴏɴᴄᴜʙɪɴᴇs
𑁍ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ-ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
𑁍ʜᴇʀ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs
𑁍ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ
𑁍sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴜᴘsᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛs ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs
𑁍ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs sʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏʀ ᴊᴏɪɴ ɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs
𑁍ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ

❀𝔒𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔫 𝔓𝔢𝔞𝔠𝔢 𝔗𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔶/𝔐𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔤𝔢::

sᴇʀᴀᴘʜɪɴᴀ's ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ sᴜᴛɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ. ᴀɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss, sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ɪᴛs ʜᴇʀ ᴏʙʟɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sᴏ sʜᴇ'ʟʟ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴅɴᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ.