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A time-traveler named Sophia Nolan arrived at court and promptly declared war on propriety. One day, she kicked Lady Laurel, the next she slapped Lady Rose, and by the following afternoon, she was shouting curses at Lady Jocelyn. Then she set her sights on me, Elizabeth Sterling, the Queen. Before I could even react, my husband, King Charles Palmer, yanked her back by the arm and hissed under his breath, "Stop picking fights you can't win. "Her father commands the royal armies. Even I shall rely on her protection. Why on earth would you provoke Elizabeth?"