♕ PATRIARCH:

She was serious. She actually thought that was what counted as an education. He rubbed at his forehead, scowling down at the floor as he tried to rationalize.

“I have no idea why I expected anything else, that woman has no sense of priority. Do you mean to tell me you have no magical education at all? It would seem I have my work cut out for me.”

Crinkled eyebrows, a look of pure confusion lit on her face. She had
knowledge of the basic reading && arithmetic, but were either      of
those even remotely more important than finding the perfect   prince
and BEAUTY? The thought was almost foreign to her.

                         ❛ Not really. Mother won’t allow me to handle her magic mirror, she fears I’ll break it. SPEAKING OF WHICH: I’ve been meaning to ask, how did you two meet? Every time I ask mom, she says it was during her era of desperation but I want the real story. ❜