Mildred smiled as she saw Rue’s new form.
"You know, with that appearance, nobody would ever know that you were not born a pure-blooded dragon. If anything, they’ll think your pointy ears are a quirk of your transformation.
I don’t sense any sort of non draconic lineage in you at all while you’re transformed." She informed the young Princess.
"Now, we just need to update your skills so that you can properly show off your potential, and you’ll be fit to take over the world. Or at least your own hometown or something." Cara joked.
Rue giggled at her. "Well, if we work on that meditation thingie, it should help, right? All I have to do is make it to Totem Ranked before adulthood, and I’ll be considered a prodigy.
That sounds easy enough. I’ve already come this far so fast. Just a little bit more, and I’ll be a Totem Ranked juvenile, and everyone will have to fear my potential."
Lukas sighed. "I think that they already do. That’s why we’re here, remember? But if you can advance even one more time, you’ll start getting attention from our father, who will start wanting to arrange a good marriage for you.
All of our sisters have married into strong alliances, even the ones with mediocre potential.
It’s not a secret that the King has always been fond of you, so he will definitely try to find you something good."
Rue nodded. "That’s probably inevitable. But if he sends me away, how am I supposed to finish my life goals?"
"You have life goals already? I’m impressed." Mildred joked.
Rue nodded. "I want to be powerful enough to make everyone who bullied me when I was weak apologize. Not just the fake apologies that they do when they get caught breaking laws and want to get out of trouble, either."
The consort smiled. "I can understand that one. When we first got together, everyone was afraid that my Lukas was going to name me his wife, and that would make me the Crown Princess. That would have been a disaster for me, and for most of the ones who were still hoping to get the position.
So, they were horrible to me for months.
But after a while it became clear that my position was settled and that I didn’t want the position of the main wife. I’m happy where I’m at, and I fully understand that the position of Crown Princess will go to a political wife, a marriage to make the Kingdom stronger."
"That’s ... surprisingly realistic of you." Karl noted.
Like when I advanced to Mythic Rank. I needed a particular potion to help cleanse some lingering damage that regular healing wouldn’t touch. So, I had to ask the Hill Dwarves to help me meet with the Alchemist that could make it.
That sort of connection is everything for a Royal."
Karl nodded, and Rue smiled as she began to understand. "And, if the guests like me, then it’s impossible to bully me in public."
"You’re not wrong. But it’s so much more than that. You’ll understand once you start making the connections. The ability to move freely among other Royals and know that they are allies makes social events so much easier. They’re not part of the local power struggle, so you can talk to them and build political or business relationships, while ignoring the locals who are giving you headaches," Lukas explained.
"That sounds lovely. Alright, Mister Karl, do your best. I’ll rely on you to help me make it through my advancements so that I can be that sort of Royal, while big brother Lukas teaches me how to make friends with Royalty." Rue laughed.
Karl gave her a thumbs up, while Cara wrapped an arm around her and stage whispered in her ear.
"Don’t worry, we’ve got lots of tricks to help you advance. Now that we know you’ve got the potential, we can even push the first advancements so that you’ll be ahead of the others.
It might not be fun, but I am sure that we can do it."

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