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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Nathan bowed his head. “What of the candidates yet

King scoffed. “The Queen

sir.” Nathan bowed deeper.

no more time. He left Nathan and the princes standing there, and

chasing his wife.

he was gone, Nathan announced the end of the event to all the

crowd

son this ha

happened.”

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

reason

listening to the complaints of the girls. It truly did seem unfair, that they wouldn’t have the chance to be judged. Loudest among them

was the best.

book and began to

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

Linda

eggs made it a complicated dish, but I knew that

would take it as an insult and

said. “Yours simply became too hot in

out

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

have happened.”

to do with

supposed

his words and that I appreciated them, but there was no real opportunity for me to do so.

place, nobility and commoner alike,”

The King nodded.

will try the egg first. I’m sure it is

you shouldn’t –”

she said.

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

to watch his

her face soured, though she continued to

She did not

swallowed

inclined to take a bite of his own offered egg. However,

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

The King struggled

Julian

without so much

pressed one hand to her stomach and the

might be sick.

toward the cameramen. “Get those cameras

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

stored in a bottle nearby and quickly poured

from

the King

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

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