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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“What of the

them?” the King scoffed. “The Queen is unwell!

course, sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.

and the princes standing there, and hurried into

his

the event to all the girls. Those that had yet to

crowd formed around my table.

son this ha

happened.”

Linda said, scoffing under the

just how did you reason

seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them

was the best.

to read, standing

followed basic orders, I wouldn’t

Linda

sure what about deviled eggs made it a complicated dish,

an insult and fire

fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning

put out some ice.”

everything,” Linda snapped. “If I had a more competent partner, then none

have happened.”

my ground. “I had nothing to do with your half of

I supposed

he meant his words and that I appreciated them, but there

their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda said.

The King nodded.

“I will try the egg first. I’m

perhaps you shouldn’t

Julian,” she said.

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

to watch his

soured, though she continued to chew.

bite down. She did not go

swallowed

bite of his own offered egg. However, after glancing at the cameras, he inhaled a deep breath, and

Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than I had thought. I truly knew

King struggled for a word.

Repulsive?” Julian

without so much joy as Julian.

her stomach and the other

might be sick.

the King turned toward the cameramen. “Get those

pulling the camera crews away from

water stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured a glass

it from me.

the

waved her handmaidens closer, and they quickly

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