"There's much you need to learn," Beatrice said with a sigh, sat behind her desk, "it's never easy, nor is it as simple as you seem to think it is. But, if you think you can get King David to speak with you I'll allow it, it'll be a good learning experience perhaps. I'll even grant you the powers of a Liaison if you can find someone we both trust to look over your conduct. If this is really what you want I won't stand in the way, although I am sure your father won't be happy with me. You've still a few years to enjoy youth, and given I never really had that opportunity I've fought to ensure you could."
Adriana was surprised to see her mother acquiesce in such a way, "Yes I'm young but that doesn't mean I shouldn't do anything, you're the one who always said 'leadership is service' so in a way, it's your fault. Anyway," she paused to enjoy her first victory, "you know there's other things I wanted to talk to you about too. Detention gave me a lot of time to think, so I came up with this," she continued, putting a notebook on Beatrice's desk.
After reading a few pages a smile came to Beatrice's face, "To think, something good to come of your bad behaviour at school. Perhaps you take after me more than your father after all."
Your Royal Majesty King David III,
This is the first time I've written someone of your stature, so I'm sorry if it's not exactly by protocol but I'm still learning so I hope you can excuse it. Anyway, after a lot of persuasion I brought my mother, Empress Beatrice, to an agreement that I hope you will be able to work with me on. I, like a lot of Rokkenjmans and especially my generation, don't really want the Tripartite to end. Sure there are issues that need worked out but nothing that brought us to where cancelling it was necessary, and I told her this and showed her the YourGov polls that show people aren't happy about it. This is where I come in and why I'm writing to you.
Basically what we agreed to is this: if I can convince you to sit down with me she's appointing me Junior Liaison for Morelander Affairs and giving me the power to suspend the withdrawal process. From there we can talk about what needs to be done separating the issue from my mother. I told her she has things she needs to work on herself and I'll be helping her with that too, so that will become my problem and not one for both of us at this point. Then I'll also require a person to oversee all of this, so I've selected Aunt Eva. She's someone we can both count on.
At the heart of international deals are trust and respect gained through building relationships, that hasn't happened between us in a long time and is something that needs fixed. I know I want East Moreland on my side when I am Empress, I feel sad that I caused you so much trouble but I also love you all, between Princess Freya and Aunt Eva I have two women who I want to be more like. That sounds mean too, I still look up to my mom but who she was, it's like she's scared of something you know? I know it's a sore topic for you which is why I said you let me worry about her, maybe I can teach her a thing or two I learned?
Back to my point though you don't turn your back on friends, and that's why I gave mom such a hard time today. I told her I'm not walking away because things are tough, I told her she can if she wants to but I want to be proud of her so she shouldn't.
I learned in school about the Illumic and our relationships and, one day, I'm going to sit on the Throne so this is a decision I told her I should have a voice in. I also learned a lot when I was in East Moreland and I was scared at first, and if mother is letting me do something and if I have a voice I'm not going to sit back and not do anything, I'm taking action. I also told her that the Diet should have a review period on foreign decisions before they're even announced because everyone doesn't always make the right choice and it's only responsible to have another opinion and listen to that when you're wrong. She was surprised I thought of all this but being in Dartfordia and seeing things from 'outside' you can get some good ideas from others and take them home to make things better, don't you think?
Also, almost forgot, but we've got a new program coming up that I really hope you could give me some advice on too. So if you accept once we're done with all the other discussions I'm hoping you can guide me in the right direction and help me make this a success. I also want to come back to East Moreland, but also do something good while I'm there. I hope you accept, and if you don't I'll still hold things up on my end and make something work.
Sincerely,
Adriana Anselmo
Crown Princess of Rokkenjima