Oh - I was mostly kidding. Unless you really wanted to write a novel. Then it'd have to be written as though it were fiction. I get wanting to run away from obligations and titles. When I first found out I was a vampire Slayer? It didn't go over well. I wanted to be normal and not have to think about anything more important than, well - my hair. (Ha, look how far I've come.)
It sounds like you made a choice for the good of everyone, which is very mature. It's easier to be selfish. And that? That's something the old me could have written a novel about.