“Doubtless Princess Juliana intended for me to overhear her comment on seeing Theodora in wedding regalia. “She’s like wisteria: beautiful in a vulgarly decorative way, cloyingly scented and an unstoppable climber.” Her eyes met mine and she made a motion as if scribbling in the air, daring me to write down her words.” HeartConflictDeterminationHistoricalAncientDisputesHistorical RomanceEmperorPower StruggleBurlesque Book:The Eagle and the Swan Source: The Eagle and the Swan