"Not the highest bidder in a traditional sense," but yes, that was about what the idea of a political marriage was. "And sure, they tried to make me king younger, but I sort of tricked them to stay out of it."

That said, Teddy had been forced into a few things when he'd first been crowned. Took really consolidating his power to have his own authority for real.

"You're chances are not zero, so that's something."