By now, Evie should be queen, but the nobles that composed her regency council tried to delay her coronation for as long as they could, unwilling to give up the power granted to them. Only there was a limit to how much they could postpone such a thing; sooner or later, they would have to put a crown on her head.
They intended to shackle her before that happened, though. Not literally, they wouldn't dare that much, but they planned to saddle her with a husband before she became queen.
And so, they created a tournament for all the knights of the realm to fight for her hand. The princess could scarcely do anything about it, especially once the common people found out about the idea.
It amused her a bit when the same nobles that came up with that plan seemed to regret it when a famous knight, the bunnygirl Iris, entered the lists. Female knights wouldn't usually be able to compete for her hand, but there was something different about Iris. She was a futa, and perfectly capable of ensuring the line of succession continued.
Not that the princess wanted to have the monster girl as a spouse, though, really, she wanted to marry no one. She had never cared for romance and didn't believe in love. And she doubted any of the knights would change her mind, no matter how much a certain daring monster girl tried to.
