King Umberto was slouching on his throne. His right hand was crooked. He could not hold his glass to drink. He could not stretch his arm to snatch away the flask from his third wife, who enjoyed on seeing him suffer.
"You like to drink, Umberto? Hmm..." Lady Astrid taunted him. "It's easy. Just put your king's seal on the documents!"
"How c-can I? I'm h-hungry?"
"King Umberto!" the ministers chorused in a shocked tone.
"Make me your queen, Umberto!" Lady Astrid hissed at his ear.
"No, King Umberto! Queen Lilli is our queen!" the ministers declared in unison.
Lady Astrid squinted her eyes and glanced sharply at the ten ministers.
"Okay! I'll leave you to think it over! Queen Lilli abandoned the post. She should be replaced!" she declared proudly. She turned away and walked to the d
