The queen was never quite like the princess AAA2
âOh, but one day just like me,
youâll have to debut, wonât you?
Will you smile for me then?
Even if it isnât easy?
Just as I smile for you now,
even when it isnât easy,â said the queen.
âOf course, mother.
Iâll always smile for you,â the princess said,
though she wasnât smiling inside,
as the words her mother just said,
didnât feel quite right.
And so it came to be,
that one day the little princess
was not so little anymore.
She had debuted in high society,
and she was of marriageable age.
Many courageous men and women,
have tried, tried, tried again.
But our princess could only
wait, wait, wait and see.
Finally, the day of betrothment came,
and she did as any sane girl wouldâŚ
âShe poisoned him,â Shiori says.
âRight, the princess poisoned the duke. I donât know. Should she? Wait, did he do anything wrong?â I agree with her, but I donât. But maybe I do.
âYou want to poison the entire kingdom instead? That seems immensely more difficult. Rather, itâs his head or hers.â
âHold your apothecary, Locusta. We can just run away. Itâs simple and clean.â
âWe canât. The whole frickinâ kingdom hates her! âOhh, look at the mean princess who does bad things like keeping to herself and bothering no one!â They barely need an excuse to screw her over. You think theyâll let her run away?â
âHey genius, how would poisoning someone make that situation any better?â
âShe should at least get something out of it!â
âThe prince isnât even involved! Heâs literally the one guy not messing with her!â
âThen letâs poison the whole kingdom! Actually! Actually! I do believe we should do that! If weâre gonna poison anyone, letâs just poison everyone.â
This is really stupid but, Iâm starting to think that poisoning everyone is a good idea. The princess shouldâŚ