“You see, Joachim, Shana here is the newly crowned Queen of Jerminok.” Joachim froze at the pronouncement, looking from Aleksander to the child and back again. Several shocked mutters erupted from the nearby courtiers. Handy had no idea what was going on, but was glad for once that it had nothing to do with him. “Perhaps now you may understand my difficulty in finding… a reliable tutor for her?”