The entire table fell silent. The King's mother had asked a question Mirriam was busy pretending she had not heard. she wanted to ignore it. She wanted the situation to go away. She had messed up and at the moment she didn't know what to do. how to cover it up. She tried to think like her own mother but couldn't come up with the perfect solution. She was doomed.
"Princess Miriam,'' King Alexander scolded. " I believe that my mother asked you a question. Are you deaf or something?'' The tone with which Alexander used to speak Had been a wake-up call to Miriam that the king was not pleased with her.
'' that's not what I meant my queen, I simply just try to relate to what the other princesses were saying.'' Miriam says looking down at her food hoping that the topic will just be dropped.
