"Unfortunately, that's the way the old enchantment works. First I prick my finger on something and fall asleep. Then everyone around me falls asleep. And then the thorn forest starts growing around whatever building I happen to be in."
"Are you purposely trying to be so boorish? Is this some cryptic aspect of your teaching style? "
"Because they were your lands and your title. I was just a peasant girl who married into money. I want something of my own. If I win, I'll be a princess in my own right."
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