Theory 2 is most likely
2 and 4, same theory
I feel like we would be leaning on theory 2,,,
Watch and It'll be 4 lol
I think it'll probably be #2. That's why Noah had to make sure she never tells anyone. Otherwise she may compromise the plot too early on haha.
or Noah is worried that she will be exploited
Okay I have a few theories on how Clarice makes it past 18
1- she actually isn’t a princess (not likely bc they probably verified her blood before letting her stay in the palace once she was born)
2- her power of speaking to rocks leads to her being pardoned somehow
3- the duke overthrows the emperor
4- the emperor interacts with Clarice and finds her cute enough to live (unlikely bc that’ll defeat the big plot too early on)
5- the emperor is like “if you win this war I’ll give you anything” and the duke leaves for war and there’s a time skip and he wins and asks for Clarice to be pardoned
6- the emperor ends up getting a complicated relationship with Clarice where she’s just entertainment for her and he has no intention on letting her live until years later when she’s close to 18 she almost dies somehow and he’s like omg wait I don’t want you to die and after she survives he pardons her