“Lacie?” says Leroy. “That’s your real name?”<\/p>\n
The masked man shrugs. “I only tell it to people up here, your majesty.”<\/p>\n
“If we’re telling secrets, I slept with my sister.”<\/p>\n
Lacie might be smiling. “Feel better?”<\/p>\n
“A little.”<\/p>\n
“Kneel.”<\/p>\n
Leroy tries not to shiver–just the cold, he thinks. He’s ready. In the crowd, even the babies aren’t breathing.<\/p>\n
“There’s a reason we have kings, your majesty,” murmurs Lacie, and gently pushes Leroy’s head down to the block. “It’s so, when we turn, we have someone to turn on.”<\/p>\n
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Lacie padded the basket.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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