BREAKFAST!
Eugenides sat down on his bed and picked up a plate with food on it, then put it on his lap. He twirled a fork with his left hand, then gracefully stabbed a piece of pre-cut meat. After stuffing a couple of chunks in his mouth, he picked up a beautifully carved wooden hand, which he carefully started putting on where his right hand used to be.
Tug. Gnaw. Adjust. SWACK! SWACK!
On!
He was moving his right arm up and down to make sure that he had put it on well when a knock came at the door.
"Go away!" he shouted at the door.
"Sir, I need to talk with you!" came the voice from the other side of the door.
Eugenides stabbed another piece of meet and examined it as he said, "First off, call me Sir one more time and I'll hang you from the palace walls, and two, I'm eating, now go away." He put the meat into his mouth and chewed loudly to make his point.
"B-but-"
Eugenides shook his head as whoever it was began a long, stuttering speech of why they needed to talk. He slipped under the tapestry and instead of taking the tunnel that he had used last night, he used another one. It immediately sloped down, went under the floor under the main door to his room, then came out behind the tapestry across the hall. He slipped out and saw the guy still talking. "Ahem?"
The guy immediately stopped talking and turned around. "Your Majesty!" Bow.
Eugenides frowned. Why did the treasurer want to talk with the king? He shook his head and said, "Shoo."
The treasurer scurried off, and once he was gone, Eugenides walked back into his room.
But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
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Author's Note: EXTRA SHORT CHAPTER! Oh well. R&R!
Eugenides sat down on his bed and picked up a plate with food on it, then put it on his lap. He twirled a fork with his left hand, then gracefully stabbed a piece of pre-cut meat. After stuffing a couple of chunks in his mouth, he picked up a beautifully carved wooden hand, which he carefully started putting on where his right hand used to be.
Tug. Gnaw. Adjust. SWACK! SWACK!
On!
He was moving his right arm up and down to make sure that he had put it on well when a knock came at the door.
"Go away!" he shouted at the door.
"Sir, I need to talk with you!" came the voice from the other side of the door.
Eugenides stabbed another piece of meet and examined it as he said, "First off, call me Sir one more time and I'll hang you from the palace walls, and two, I'm eating, now go away." He put the meat into his mouth and chewed loudly to make his point.
"B-but-"
Eugenides shook his head as whoever it was began a long, stuttering speech of why they needed to talk. He slipped under the tapestry and instead of taking the tunnel that he had used last night, he used another one. It immediately sloped down, went under the floor under the main door to his room, then came out behind the tapestry across the hall. He slipped out and saw the guy still talking. "Ahem?"
The guy immediately stopped talking and turned around. "Your Majesty!" Bow.
Eugenides frowned. Why did the treasurer want to talk with the king? He shook his head and said, "Shoo."
The treasurer scurried off, and once he was gone, Eugenides walked back into his room.
But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
*
Author's Note: EXTRA SHORT CHAPTER! Oh well. R&R!