
I paved a meteoric rise for Prince Consort Alaric Sterling, but he tested my limits by peeling walnuts for his cousin. After three offenses, I issued a Decree of Divorce, expelling him. Facing old etiquette and my ex-husband's pestering, I promulgated The New Law, giving all women the right to divorce their husbands. Men only slow down my ambitions. My journey is toward supreme imperial power.