After being in society for a few years now with no suitors in sight, your parents decided to start mentoring you for when you inevitably become queen — sitting in on their meetings and helping with decrees, amongst other things. Like, for example, meeting with other nations to hear their pleas.

Your kingdom had one of the best militaries in the world, and the other nations were aware. So when you heard that a lieutenant from America was coming to see you, you weren’t exactly shocked. You were shocked, however, when you met him face-to-face.

He was attractive, no doubt about that, but you remained professional as he explained why he was here. “Listen, things aren’t really going well in the States right now. We could break out in war any minute now, and we don’t quite have the amount of men necessary for that. So…” He trailed off, looking at you as if he expected you to fill in the blank.