The Cost of the Crown
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The throne. Yes, it is a dignified title that holds power everyone covet. Being a royalty feels like a dream straight out of a fantasy book. With just the flick of your finger, you can get whatever you want. You raise your hand and the people do as you pleases. They grovel at your feet, pleasing you, the person who wears the crown.
However, despite its perks and privileges, you can't hide the fact that there's a downside in being a royalty. There's a significant weight in wearing that golden glittery crown. A price for standing above everyone else. An inevitable responsibility that the strong and powerful needs to carry.
And Princess Altria Venice Pendragon learn it the hard way. That the cost of the crown is not that cheap. Its cost way more expensive than you think it is.
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