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"What should we do about this" the heart king asked
"Well they obviously must be punished! they can not get away with this!" the diamond queen added, the diamond king gently patting her shoulder to calm his wife down
"He must be executed at once!" one of the club kings heads added.
"no." the young spade king said. He had recently just been crowned after the death of his parents. Unfortunately that meant he had to take over both their responsibilities over the kingdom. it wasn't fair. The other princes were still able to roam free, still had time to prepare before they took over. He was shoved into the position and was clearly not ready to rule. His late parents and other monarchs made that clear. Now he was stuck making important decisions and had to put up with the awful comments and constant bickering from the other rulers.
"Princess-" the Queen of Diamonds started
"king."
"King spade," she grumbled. The rulers were still not used to the change or his transition. That, or they just refused to acknowledge it. "We cannot allow that man to roam free. He has committed treason against us. All of us"
"You mean the comment he made about the new tax policies? The same policies that you all approved knowing there are sections of the kingdom who were struggling?"
some of the rulers glared at him while the others looked away.
"You know damn well he's done more than that. it's much more than just a few comments." another of the club's heads spoke up.
"Calm yourself." One of the club's queens heads said "But he is right. some guards have heard him make threats about wanting to kill one of us" another added
"are those not just rumors?" the young king asked.
"No, I heard it directly from him when I went down to speak to him." The diamond king responded. "He threatened me to my face. It's safe to say that that man is a threat and is clearly planning something that needs to be stopped."
"And who knows if he has others working with him. Unfortunately execution seems like the best course of action in this case." the heart queen added, lowering her head.
The young spade looked down. great. He was just crowned and someone was already going to die under his rule.s already going to be put to death under his rule.
Great.
"Don't look so sad," the hearts king said, patting his shoulder.
"Do not touch me." The spade king said coldly.
The king retracted his hand(tentacle?) quickly. "This is a good opportunity for you. The people will fall in line, and they'll learn to respect you as a que-" He paused as the young spade glared at him "as a king. Trust us, we've-"
"Yeah, yeah, "you've been through this before and you know the kingdom's people" you've said this before. And yet for some reason you keep approving new policies no one likes."
"We are doing this for the greater good of this kingdom. Just because a few people are unhappy, doesn't mean the kingdom isn't prospering!" The diamond queen exclaimed.
She was really getting on his nerves. But of course if he spoke back, it would only cause them to think he was truly unfit to be king by their sides. Damn his temper. "Fine," he added. "But I want nothing to do with it."
"Unfortunately Spades, I'm afraid you must be present for the execution" the diamond king said.
"What-why?"
"Tradition." The queen said. "You, all of us, must attend. It shows the kingdom who's incharge and that they should stay in line." She crossed all her arms.
"That is not why and you know it." One of the club kings' heads said, glaring at
her. "It's in order for the people to recognize you as a king, like Hearts said. It's important for you, specifically to be there to show the kingdom you're ready to be in that throne. That you're ready to be a king, and you're not afraid to take drastic measures when necessary." Another finished.
The young king brought his hands to his face and sighed loudly. "FINE" he said loudly. "Just tell me when it happens." He said as he got up from his. chair and began walking away.
"Hey! This meeting isn't over!" The diamond queen said angerly calling at him.
"I don't care!"
"Let him be." One of the other queens said.
He'd left the room at this point and did not want to listen any more. Many of the guards in the hall cleared the way, some seemed scared while others just rolled their eyes. He used his cape to cover himself as he tried to calm himself. He shouldn't be getting so worked up over this, and yet. Oh well.