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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The event is now ended.“.

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bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet to participate?”

Queen

sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.

He left Nathan and the princes standing there,

chasing his

event to all the girls. Those that had yet

crowd formed around my table.

son this ha

happened.”

at me,” Linda said, scoffing under the sudden pressure. “Piper

reason that out?”

seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them was Olivia, who insisted her appetizer

was the best.

began to read, standing further

wouldn’t

Linda

a complicated dish, but

would take it as an insult and fire more insults

of our foods was fine,” I said. “Yours simply became too hot in the morning sunlight. If we had

to put out some

snapped. “If I had a

have happened.”

“I had nothing to do with your half

I supposed

and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to

to know their place, nobility

The King nodded.

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

perhaps you shouldn’t –”

she said.

head, unusually cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his

about to watch his own revenge unfold.

into it. Immediately, her face soured, though she continued to

down. She did not go for

swallowed

had been carefully watching her seemed less inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg.

the princes. They all refused, even Joyce, who I had previously assumed hadn’t been paying attention. Perhaps he was more observant than

is…” The King struggled for a word.

Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

added, without so much joy as

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

might be sick.

the King turned toward the cameramen.

once, pulling the camera crews away

quickly poured

it from me.

Queen?” the King

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

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event is now ended.“.

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