I winced when the handmaiden's fingers touched my shoulder, it has been marked by the king last night.
The miss trying to braid my locks was shocked when I prevented her from continuing. "Please, that is enough," I said in a weak voice.
She nearly dropped the comb from shock as I have never really spoken much since I became the crowned queen by marriage to his royal highness.
She said sorry and bowed respectfully, not daring to look up. They were directed not to look into my eyes. By they, I am referring to nobles, knights, servants, and even my handmaidens. All except the king himself can gaze directly into my eyes.
Everyone who dares to look up will be brought to the dungeons and starved for three days. As it was by virtue of the king's royal decree, no one dared to question the reasons.
The king who conquered all the neighboring kingdoms in such a short period of time is undoubtedly the most powerful monarch this world has ever known.
