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

scoffed. “The Queen

Nathan bowed

Nathan and the princes

chasing his

event

crowd

son this ha

happened.”

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

did you reason that

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

was the best.

out a book and began to read,

wouldn’t have needed to

dish!” Linda

deviled eggs made it a complicated dish, but I knew that if I suggested that,

insult and fire more insults at

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

out

snapped. “If I had

have happened.”

stood my ground. “I had nothing to

supposed

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

their place, nobility and commoner alike,” Linda

The King nodded.

decided to change the subject, “I will try

perhaps you shouldn’t –”

she

cowed. “Yes, ma’am.” In his eyes, something sparked

his

though she

did not go for

swallowed

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

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

The King struggled for a

Repulsive?” Julian supplied.

Nicholas added, without so much joy as Julian.

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. “Get those cameras out

once, pulling the camera crews away from the

quickly poured

it from

the

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

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