" Adara playfully slapped his arm, but she was a little miffed. “She really doesn’t like me, does she?” Richard shrugged. “I think she likes you well enough,” he said. “It’s just that she’s obsessed with princesses. I suspect Lionel nurtured the seed of doubt about whether you’re actually a princess. It probably didn’t help that you were interesting, intelligent and vivacious, when every other princess she’s seen has been dull, boring, and bordering on stupid.” Adara frowned. “I thought we agreed you shouldn’t hold it against them that their families don’t teach them to be interesting or encourage intelligence. "
― Rosetta Bloom , The Princess, the Pea and the Night of Passion (Passion-Filled Fairy Tales #1)