"I don't want everyone to think I'm just here for your status."
Enough people would be, soon enough. Dorothea was sure Bunta's powerful friends would have the people who wanted to take Bunta out covered-- but there was another set, too. People who would be all-too-pleased to see a boy out of his depth so close to the throne, and think they could ingratiate themselves to him.
"Are Niou and the princess particularly close?" she asked, batting her eyelashes.
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"I don't want everyone to think I'm just here for your status."
Enough people would be, soon enough. Dorothea was sure Bunta's powerful friends would have the people who wanted to take Bunta out covered-- but there was another set, too. People who would be all-too-pleased to see a boy out of his depth so close to the throne, and think they could ingratiate themselves to him.
"Are Niou and the princess particularly close?" she asked, batting her eyelashes.