"I know you don't trust royalty. I can see it in the way you look at me, in the way you barely even try to hide it anymore. And I know, for a fact, how badly you've all been hurt by the previous administration abusing their power and leaving damage behind that can't just be fixed overnight. Lives were broken, families were torn apart, and nothing was ever done to make it right. I'm not pretending that didn't happen."
I let the words settle for a second, making sure they actually reached them instead of just bouncing off.
