The royal selection is a troublesome and difficult affair. Here you have a king in a single copy, a whole dozen rivals, and conspiracies with intrigue in unmanageable quantities. You definitely won’t be bored—especially when people keep trying to frame you or, even worse, kill you. But when one fearsome chancellor starts sharpening his teeth on you with particular zeal, it’s hardly funny. And who would suggest what to do?
Of course, you need to charm him and make him fall in love with you—urgently. Only you’re not very good at courtly behavior, and instead of making him fall for you, you fall for him yourself.