Alexander entered my room and closed the door behind him, his expression serious in a way that suggested he'd discovered something significant.
"How do you know that?" I asked carefully, not wanting to reveal that I'd already seen footage of the ceremony.
"Because my family's media empire monitors European royal activities, and ceremonial succession rites are exactly the kind of news that generates international coverage." Alexander pulled out his phone, showing me news articles in French and German. "Julian's participating in something called 'Le Serment de Continuité'—the Oath of Continuity. It's a ceremony where young European nobility formally acknowledge their place in succession lines."
"So it's like... royal confirmation?"
"It's like publicly declaring your commitment to potenti
