"Life is a road, I want to keep going, love is a river, I want to keep flowing on, starting out on a journey." -.~.~.~_~.~.~.- Rasputin is defeated, and all of Russia rejoices as Princess Anastasia Romanov takes the throne at long last. Anya is not used to the life of glittering jewels and long titles. She finds it difficult to get accustomed so quickly to her new home. Her royal duties daunt her, and with each new day she gets more and more anxious. She can't help but feel as if she belonged somewhere else. A new life awaits her... but is she ready for it? Dimitri has left his conman days behind him. He has sworn to lead a better life, and his plans to make ends meet with Anya are in motion. After a long and fleeting battle with his inner conscience, he has finally decided he needs to tell her his feelings before it's too late. From royal dances to royal banquets, he starts to wonder if Anya really does have feelings for him. As the princess her responsibilities come before anything -or anyone- else. Is his heart leading him astray?