" The avian court follows the Tuuli Thea. They would be hesitant to bring their families so close to the serpiente, at least at first, but hopefully future generations won’t be as frightened. And if we let it be known that we will raise our child there, I think that plenty of avian scholars would be willing to go, if only in hopes of ‘protecting’ the queen’s heir. Then of course there may be those who simply wish to curry favor with their monarch, even if it means supporting what they will doubtless see as another mad scheme by their Tuuli Thea.”
“Another?”
“Of course,” she answered sweetly. “You may recall the last one, since it involved announcing you as my alistair. "

― Amelia Atwater-Rhodes , Snakecharm (The Kiesha'ra, #2)