"Your Majesty, she is someone of no importance…"
"You are wrong, Alpha Norton." Valeria's response came immediately, her voice calm but firm enough to make it clear that she did not appreciate the statement. "A rare-blood individual would definitely not be a person of no importance."
Her eyes remained fixed on him, challenging him to refute her statement. There was a quiet sharpness in her gaze that made it difficult for James to meet it for too long.
Though she was yet to be crowned queen, Valeria had spent her entire life within the royal palace, surrounded by people who understood the value of bloodlines, power, and influence.
She had grown up learning that nothing within the royal court was ever truly insignificant.
A person's name, blood, abilities, alliances, and even weaknesses could determine whether they became powerful or ended up beneath someone else's feet.
And as such, she understood the importance of bloodlines better than most people.
