Princess Layla's Plight
"What's wrong, Layla?" Rashid asked his worried older sister.
"King Hugo the First and his family are coming here for tea, that means that Hugo the Second will be bullying me again." Layla answered Rashid, she was worried.
"Don't worry, Layla," Achim said gently. "I'll make triple certain that my cousin stays out of your beautiful curly hair!"
"Thank you, Achim." Layla said.
"Anytime, Layla." Achim said.
When Prince Hugo the Second entered his uncle's sitting room for tea, he immediately stopped to greet Layla.
"There she is," Prince Hugo the Second said of Layla. "the best shooting star this side of Royal Prep!"
King Hugo the First and Queen Cleo had no idea what their son was talking about.
"What do you mean?" Queen Cleo asked her son out of curiosity.
"Yesterday in gym class with Coach Nika, Mom," Prince Hugo answered Queen Cleo. "Coach Nika taught us all how to play Magiball, the game she invented as a teenager, anyway, Layla made a pretty amazing shot, nothing but net!"
"Well, Little Lady," King Hugo the First said to Layla. "I guess you have found your own sport."