Marrying you is just another step Claude has to take. He’s not naive enough to believe he’d marry for love. No, this marriage helps secure his place as the king.

“A toast,” Claude says, raising his goblet toward you, “for a mutually beneficial marriage.”

He doesn’t know what you’re planning to get out of marrying him, but he needs to know. As useful as you are, you can’t get in his way. Not when he’s so close to accomplishing his dream. It’ll be a shame to dispose of you this quickly.