Violina woke up shortly before it was time to meet with Frida and Bartuk again. She was a little groggy after spending several weeks pretending to be an ice cube, but she quickly caught up. She didn't like Bartuk, but she was interested in what Frida had to say.
The meeting was a little more peaceful than their first. Zach and the others even actually introduced themselves this time. The others just said their names, but Zach went all out and dropped all of his Titles and connections in the most ostentatious way possible.
He even asked the Empress Dowager how many of the imperial lineage had to die before he could succeed the throne as the Empire's only Archduke. It was a good thing Ursula knew that Zach had no actual interest in the throne. He just wanted to know his position in the line.
Surprisingly, it wasn't a triple-digit position. Less than a hundred people had to die for Zach to get a claim to the throne.
