The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

have seen the confusion on my face. “Arguments between candidates are too

family about. These matters can be handled by

What punishment

the competition without the royal family’s

good to drop me flat before the first elimination. But expulsion wasn’t all they could

ΠΕ

some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they would want me to perform

those potential punishments I could handle. None of them

was that they would take away

silent and complacent,

save you again? You

the low. You don’t deserve to breathe the same air as the

speak to,” I

not speak to anyone common was a

regarding our shared

revealing the

talks to you because he is a good person

think you actually have a chance in this competition? Someone

no misconceptions about my place here. I knew I was allowed to stay simply

family among

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