“So tell us about your kingdom. We hear so very much about kings and councilors, but what are the people like? Are there many poor in your kingdom?” asked the queen as the fourth course was being served.
Asa had just taken a mouthful of food and decided to finish chewing first. “Sorry, my queen, I don"t mean to be rude. Everything is really good, by the way. I"m sorry, what was the question again?”
The grandmother interrupted, “I think what my granddaughter is trying to ask is, what are the poor villages like there? Isn"t that where you came from, before this… choosing ritual?”
Asa answered, “Well, my villages aren"t really that poor. We live pretty close to the palace city and all my family get enough to eat. My father"s a stone layer, and we have a small farm where we grow food.”
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