The announcement of Minhya's claim to the throne of Faedria spread much faster than Ning expected. Within only a few days, nearly every major city in the country had heard the name of the surviving High-Elf woman from the old Royal Family who intended to challenge the three established candidates.
At first, most people assumed the claim would disappear almost immediately, not because they doubted her bloodline, but because Faedria had never seriously considered allowing a woman to take the throne directly.
The first wave of resistance came from the more traditional noble families, many of whom publicly argued that royal blood alone did not make Minhya eligible. Several of them insisted that she could strengthen another candidate through marriage, but that allowing her to rule herself would violate customs that had existed for generations.
Others disagreed.
The timing helped more than anyone expected.
