1 wished I could tell him that I understood he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to do so.

“Everyone needs to know their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda said.

The King nodded.

The Queen decided to change the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m sure it is delicious.”

“Mother, perhaps you shouldn’t –”

“Quiet, Julian,” she said.

Julian lowered his head, unusually cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked though, as if he

was about to watch his own revenge unfold.

She bit into it. Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to chew. Eventually she s

the bite down. She did not go for a second.

swallowed

The King who had been carefully watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and nibbled on the edge.

Linda offered eggs to the princes. They all refused, even Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought. I truly knew so little about him.

“This is…” The King struggled for a word.

“Vile? Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

“Spoiled?” Nicholas added, without so much joy as Julian.

The Queen pressed one hand to her stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched forward, like she

might be sick.

Immediately, the King turned toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out of here!”

The producers complied at once, pulling the camera crews away from the scene.

I had some water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass for the Queen. She refused to

accept it from me.

“My Queen?” the King asked.

She shook her head. The King waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly scurried to get her away

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head. “What of

of them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell! Naught else matters

course, sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.

Nathan and the princes standing

chasing his

gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the girls. Those that had

a crowd

son this ha

happened.”

under the sudden pressure. “Piper is the

you reason that out?” Julian

that they wouldn’t have the chance

was the best.

began to read, standing

If she had followed basic orders, I wouldn’t have needed to overcompensate with a more

Linda

sure what about deviled eggs made it a complicated dish, but I knew that if

would take it as an insult and fire more insults at

became too hot in the morning

to put out some ice.”

of everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had a

have happened.”

to do with your half of

supposed

meant his words and that I appreciated them,

needs to know their place, nobility and commoner

The King nodded.

the subject, “I will try the egg first. I’m

perhaps you

Julian,” she

“Yes, ma’am.” In

watch his own

though

did not

swallowed

her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and nibbled on the

assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought. I truly knew so little about him.

The King struggled for a word.

Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

added, without so much joy

one hand to her stomach and the other to her mouth. She lurched forward, like

might be sick.

toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras out

producers complied at once, pulling the camera crews away

bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass

from me.

Queen?” the

The King waved her handmaidens closer,

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