Bridget skirted the edge of being disrespectful, but narrowly avoided it. She was correct that he'd repeatedly forgotten to do anything to formalize her requests. He usually forgot them as soon as he left the library, distracted by other things. Really, it was her own fault for not bringing it to official channels in the first place.
He made a thoughtful sound, taking his time. He used the opportunity to look over the two men who'd knelt in a row behind Bridget, and the woman who'd quickly knelt once she'd seen them doing it. The woman, obviously, was the more interesting one.
Oh, she was pretty. A soft one, it looked like, though harder to tell when she was so small. That would definitely explain his librarian getting flustered.
"Your petition has merit," he decided. "You may file it for further review." He did not, however, excuse her. "You may kneel," he said instead. "Rise, next petitioner, and introduce yourself to me."
One of the men who'd positioned himself strategically rose before anyone else could. "I am John Thorne, Your Majesty," he began, bowing at the waist. "I..." He glanced at the other man. He'd actually come to request investment from the treasury in a new business venture. Instead, he abruptly blurted: "Is it the official belief of the Kingdom of Aeris that a sausage cannot be reasonably categorized as a ravioli?"
"Objection," the other man said, although that wasn't how this worked. He stood, bowing lower at the waist. "I am Jesse Hodges, Your Majesty, and I would argue that in the Kingdom of Aeris we must recognize that a sausage, as a vessel intended to carry a filling, is arguably—"
"Ravioli is a pasta," the King said before he could finish. "It is an inferior dumpling. A sausage has a skin." He paused. "Arguably, you are sausages."
The two men considered this in silence.
"Would you like to continue this discussion?" the King wondered.
"Not particularly," Jesse said.
"I thank you for your wisdom, Your Majesty," John said with another bow. "If I may present—"
"I give you leave to excuse yourselves," the King said. They both wilted as they realized they'd lost their chance to make an actual petition. They muttered thanks, backing out of the room and elbowing each other. "Someone make a record of that," the King added.
"Rise, next petitioner, and introduce yourself to me."
He made a thoughtful sound, taking his time. He used the opportunity to look over the two men who'd knelt in a row behind Bridget, and the woman who'd quickly knelt once she'd seen them doing it. The woman, obviously, was the more interesting one.
Oh, she was pretty. A soft one, it looked like, though harder to tell when she was so small. That would definitely explain his librarian getting flustered.
"Your petition has merit," he decided. "You may file it for further review." He did not, however, excuse her. "You may kneel," he said instead. "Rise, next petitioner, and introduce yourself to me."
One of the men who'd positioned himself strategically rose before anyone else could. "I am John Thorne, Your Majesty," he began, bowing at the waist. "I..." He glanced at the other man. He'd actually come to request investment from the treasury in a new business venture. Instead, he abruptly blurted: "Is it the official belief of the Kingdom of Aeris that a sausage cannot be reasonably categorized as a ravioli?"
"Objection," the other man said, although that wasn't how this worked. He stood, bowing lower at the waist. "I am Jesse Hodges, Your Majesty, and I would argue that in the Kingdom of Aeris we must recognize that a sausage, as a vessel intended to carry a filling, is arguably—"
"Ravioli is a pasta," the King said before he could finish. "It is an inferior dumpling. A sausage has a skin." He paused. "Arguably, you are sausages."
The two men considered this in silence.
"Would you like to continue this discussion?" the King wondered.
"Not particularly," Jesse said.
"I thank you for your wisdom, Your Majesty," John said with another bow. "If I may present—"
"I give you leave to excuse yourselves," the King said. They both wilted as they realized they'd lost their chance to make an actual petition. They muttered thanks, backing out of the room and elbowing each other. "Someone make a record of that," the King added.
"Rise, next petitioner, and introduce yourself to me."
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