betweenthecovers

Chapter 19: Dinner with the Queen I entered the house where mother lived and quickly examined it. Thought it was poorly furnished there weren’t any obvious traps, nor anyone other than mother who might attack me. “Do you want something to eat?” I turned to face mother. Though her question sounded innocent I knew that it would be very easy for her to poison my food. Even doping it would give her an advantage. My first instinct was to refuse, however the lingering smell of noodles in this room made me realise how hungry I was. I hadn’t eaten since this morning and it I didn’t eat tonight I wouldn’t have the st