Prologue

Hell9. My name is Kankri Vantas. I am a candy red 6l99d. I am 2 sweeps 9ld.

If y9u are w9ndering ab9ut my sweater, my mom makes me wear it s9 I w9n't 6e 6ullied.

These are my 6est friends.

This is Mituna. My dad and Mituna's dad are like 6est friends. They w9rk t9gether a l9t, even th9ugh they d9n't have the same j96. I've kn9wn Mituna since we were wrigglers.

This is my 6est fr9nd, Cr9nus. He's a vi9let 6l99d, yes, 6ut he appr9ached me first, 9kay? He asked me if I wanted t9 6e his matesprit. I said n9. So instead, we 6ecame m9irails. Yeah...

There are my m9m and dad. They are 69th really great pe9ple.

My dad is the captain 9f the r9yal guard. He is number 9ne at pr9tecting the empress. She's nice.

My mom is the 6est lawyer ever. Whether it 6e defense 9r 9ffense, she kn9ws h9w t9 argue f9r her client. She's 6lind 6ut can smell deceit fr9m 413 glubs away. We've c9unted.

Then there's my sister, Latula. 9h, Latula. If 9nly I had the heart t9 tell y9u h9w much y9u mean t9 me. *sigh*

Anyway! Yeah. Th9se are the pe9ple I surr9und myself with. Th9ugh my tw9 6est friends can 6e jerks that cheat fr9m my h9mew9rk and tests, give me n99gies, steal my fav9rite t9ys... 6ut at least I kn9w they'll have my 6ack if I ever get in tr9u6le. 9u9