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next My name is Eliza Whitmore I'm twenty-two On the day of the royal brideselection I was the least queen-like woman in the entire hall The others excelled at dancing piano, and court etiquette I excelled at .... next Eliza Whitmore Is she... even human? Keep her Keep Eliza QUEEN ELIZA WITH SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH And just like that because I caught a falling pillar I somehow ended up on the royal marriage shortlist The palace isn't a place for people like us What if you suffer there? I'll be fine I know how to grow wheat I won't starve Saving lives is one thing Becoming queen is another Your Majesty Eliza can't even curtsy properly She wasn't wrong The first time I practiced a curtsy snapped I snapped my heel The second time I stepped a hole straight through the carpet I ruined twenty- seven pairs of heels at the palace Send her away She stays At least she won't bore me Lady Whitmore this will be your residence from now on I wasn't exactly popular at court the residences I got the most run- place of all All this land belongs to me too? Yes The soil is moist Lots of earthworms too What? Perfect for wheat I could get at least a ton per acre out of this They thought they'd banished me to a ruin What I saw was fertile farmland with no one around to fight me for it