Prince Edmund lost all faith in love when his father remarried when Edmund was five. His stepmother was obviously just after the crown, and he quickly learned that love isn't real, and most people just fake it to get what they want. His father just passed away, and the crown can't pass down to a woman, so the country is holding a selection for Edmund to find a queen before his coronation. Edmund figures whoever he hates teh least will win, but doesn't really plan on participating.