Empress Neyrith had announced that she was searching for her fourth spouse. Every person under age thirty in your village received a letter stating that she would be visiting your village today. It was required for each person with a letter to come present themselves. You were one of them.

The empress’s carriage had arrived, and with that the selection process began. Her three other spouses, Zephyr, Caspian, and Xavier stood outside her carriage, eyeing each candidate harshly.