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n4 days had gone by quickly.... and today, the entire Capital was in festivity.

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nThe celebrations which had been going on for 3 days now.... was like a riot of color, as everyone was hyped up than usual.

nThe streets were filled with Music and song, as the festive beats continuously lifted the people's spirits.

nThey clapped, danced and drank.... until they could no longer stand still.

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nThey wobbled, like worms.... as they tried to walk forward.

nSome leaned on the walls, while others crawled in the ground.... as they tried to find their homes.

nIn fact, the streets were all filled with people, sleeping beside the roads, bars, inns, and market areas.

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nBut even with all this going on, something seemed out of place with the celebration.

nIt was as if they had been forced to commemorate the day... as many of them tried to get home, but were stopped by numerous guards with swords.

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nFear crept into many, and so they turned to ale for comfort.

nThey didn't have a choice, since they were too scared not to celebrate.

nTheir Tyrant of a ruler, was turning 45 today.

nAnd if they didn't continue the festivities... well, all they could say was that the consequences would be unimaginable.

nAs it would mean that they wished their king death instead.

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n'Lalalalalala!'

n'Clap! Clap! Clap!'

n'Dindindindindin!'

nWithin the Capital, the streets had been filled with paid dancers and actors... who tried to make everyone else dance and sing in celebration.

nAlso, within the bars and restaurants.....there were numerous storytellers, who told brave, noble and righteous tales about their king.

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nThese people had been dancing, singing and telling tales for 3 days straight in rotation.

nAnd at this point, they were truly exhausted!

nTheir feet heart, their voices cracked.... and their throats were constantly dry.

nSinging continuously in the early spring weather... was really damaging to their bodies.

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nYup!

nIt was March 26th..... the first few days of spring.

nBut one shouldn't be fooled, as there were still heaps of snow lying about the streets.

nAnd in those heaps, one would find several drunken people freezing to death.

nEven when the rain fell 3 days ago.... many of them still had to take refuge within the restaurants and pubs.

nEssentially... no one dared to ho home home, as the show had to go on for their king.

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nAnd at this point, they truly wished that the day could pass by quickly.

nThey thought of the next day as their salvation.

n'Lalalalallalala!'

n'Clal! Clap! Clap!'

nAnd just like that, they continued their celebrations with their salvation in mind.

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nBut unlike the festive noisy streets, the palace was more focused on preparing for the big day.

nOver the course of 3 weeks, they had been clearing all the snow with the help of brooms that were made from twigs and tree branches.

nAs for icy parts, they used sharp spears to break them... as well as poured boiling water on the surfaces.

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nEven if snow fell again, they would still need to do the same repetitive actions all over again.

nThe palace was a constantly visited place for all the nobles, decision makers and knights within the Capital.

nAs they either had to take assignments personal from their king... or escort their masters as guards to the palace, even if they didn't have an audience with the king.

nThey could wait for their masters in the gardens.

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nSo because of the palace' significance.... of course they had to constantly clean it up.

nBut unlike other times where they could leave snow on the ground and clear only the roads.... this time, everything had to go.

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"Hurry.... place that statue there!!

nNo no no.... not there you fool!.... There!!!!!!

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"Clean up the walls... I can still see a spider's web up there!

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"Didn't I tell you to get at least 1,300 massive batches of firewood for tonight?

nWhy are there only 912 batches here?

nAhhhhhh!!!!

nWith each batch having just 50 sticks of wood..... Do you know how many fireplaces wood be lit today and how much time it took for one batch to burn?

nHuh!

nDo you think that this is child's plan here?

nWith all the grand fireplaces within the hall..... just one fireplace can take 100 massive stacks of firewood.

nSo tell me IDIOT!... how the hell is this amount going to last throughout the entire night well into the morning?

nAnd why are some of the firewood stacks wet?

nDo you think that they would burn well?

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"I'll kill you!

nDon't you know that the decorations need to be finished fast within the next 2 hours, before the cleaning team comes in?

nSo why do I see that you're left with 6 hours of work instead of 2?

nWhat the hell have you a bee doing since then?

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"You fools!

nLook at what you're doing?

nDon't you know that we need at least 5 thousand loaves of bread for the occasion?

nWhy are we still short of 700?

nMorons!.... just a bunch of Morons!

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" everyone who was being yelled at

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nAll around the palace, the head butler, head maid, head cook..... infact, head everything... were giving orders like crazy, as they realized that the moment of truth was slowly closing in on them.

nTheir lives were on the line for heaven's sake!

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nFor the head cook, if the food wasn't done properly, and someone even has food poisoning..... then they would be suspected of actually using real poisons to kill a noble.

nAnd of course, the punishment was death... for him and his entire generation.

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nThe ordinary cooks wouldn't be punished.

nBut he, as the main cook who was supposed to oversee hundreds of palace cooks... would be killed.

nAnd even if the nobles had poison tasters... sometimes, these tasters could just be having an allergic reaction, and it would spell out poison.

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nOne should know that poison tasters had just become a thing 80 years ago.

nAnd even though that seemed like a long time, new poisons are discovered almost every year..... so no matter what, it could always backfire on the cooks.

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nAs for the other duty heads, their punishments weren't lesser to the cooks at all.

nIf they should make their king loose face because so and so was dirty, messy or not done properly..... then you best believe that Alec would have their heads as well.

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nIf the firewood suddenly ran out in between the palace festivities, and the Hall suddenly turned cold with problem freezing..... hehehehe.... they could forget going seeing the sunrise ever again.

nSo why shouldn't they yell at these imbeciles who wanted to cause their deaths so soon?

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"Morons!

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"You fools!

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"Pui!!.... You're all just good-for-nothings!!

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nAs the servants and palace slaves went about their busy lives..... the royal family on the other hand, were also preparing for the main event as well.

nBuy unlike the rest, they were so chilled and stress-free about the whole ordeal.

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nSitting in a large circular pool bath filled with water, milk, and lavender..... numerous royal women were currently being attended to at the same time.

nTheir arms were stretched sideways, and their wet long luscious hairs, were all left dangling on their chests.... as multiple maids unhurriedly scrubbed their body carefully, lest they roughened their skins.

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nThe maids reddened their lips by pricking it with needles..... and the top layer of their toenails were scrapped off using a knife.

nAnd at the end, they let the women soak in the milky bath for another 30 minutes.

nIt was believed that the combination of cow's milk, lavender, and water.... could make any woman's features radiate like the sun's magnificent light.

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nIn the bath, all 3 queens... as well as Cary, were all soaking quietly within the milky mixture.

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"So... are we all going to keep making this awkward?

" The first queen asked sarcastically, as she looked at the other queens within the pool.

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"Whether it's awkward or not, what does it have to do with you?

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"Please, do us a favor and SHUT YOUR TRAP!!!!

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"2nd and 3rd mother..... even though I respect you all, I cant have any of you talk to my mother like that..... so please, mind your tone!

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"And who invited you into this conversation?

nWhat?.... your mother didn't teach you how to keep quiet in the presence of your elders?

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"Tsk... she's just a spoiled brat, nothing more.

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n'Splash!!

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nThe first queen woke up in anger, and slapped the milky water.

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"That's enough!!

nHow dare you talk to my daughter like that?

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"So what if we did?

nJust what are you going to do about it?

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"I suggest you sit your bloated ass down, before I assist you with that.

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"How dare you call me bloated?

" The first queen raged.

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"What?..... do you need a mirror or something?

nJust look at that huge waist you have there.... coupled with that bulging belly of yours.

nHahahha... if that isn't bloated, then I don't know what is.

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"That's it!!

nI've had enough!!

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nImmediately, all 4 women pounced on each other like cats.

n'Splash!'

n'Scriieeetch!!'

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"Ahh.... my hair!

nYou b**ch!!!

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"Hahahhahhahah.... you're still as weak as ever, old hag!

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n5 minutes later, their maids who had heard the commotion.... came in and separated the women, who were busy scratching and clawing at each other.

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"Let me go!

nI'll kill her!!

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"Kill me?

nHahahahha!!

nAlright, come then old hag.... I'm waiting!

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nAt the end, everyone left the bathroom with 1 or 2 scars on their faces.

nIn their minds, they all had one thought.

n'Hmmp!!

nJust you wait!!

nAfter tonight, I'll show all of you who's boss!!'

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