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Weekly Contest #345
The queen is dead. They come to break the news as he is breaking his fast. A fever, brought on by childbirth. The child dead, too, not two days past. The message delivered, they stand fiddling awkwardly with the velvet edges of their caps, which they'd removed in haste when they entered the room. He thanks them and ushers them out, attendants and all, closing the door on their backs. It is said a king is never alone, but today he wills it so. The bed lies sullen and empty at the edge of the room; he clambers in and under the furs, turning to...
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