"Well, I want him as a pet, whatever you say. I"m going to give the hunters instructions to bring him back alive."
The Queen shook her head as she looked at her elder daughter. She sighed.
"I could over-rule your order, you know. The hunters would obey me rather than you."
Eloraine smiled sweetly at her mother. "But you won"t, will you? You know I"ll be queen after you and it"s important the people get to see me as a dominant figure. So you won"t undermine my authority."
The queen raised her eyebrows. "You"re so sure of that?"
"Yes."
Princess Eloraine and her sister turned and left the room leaving the queen unsure whether she was proud of or exasperated with her daughters.
Eloraine walked along the corridor to an open area. She stood looking out over the city, then she and Sprinkla
