The Queen And the Nobody Boy (2013)
“There was a lot of being marched through the city streets, with people staring. There was a lot of being shoved about in the Imperial Palace and into a room beside the Grand Hall. The guards laughed about putting handcuffs on a boy – what harm could a skinny boy do the soldiers of Um’Binnia? They put cuffs on Dardy, though.
Between two muscly guards with pistols, Hodie managed to peer though a half-open door into the Hall. Hundreds of Um’Binnians crowded in, important ones with solemn moust...aches or imposing handbags. Imperial Um’Binnian guards stood round the walls, some with pikes, as if they were going to barbecue something huge. Some had swords, as if they expected to carve the barbecue. They all had holsters on their belts, with pistols in (and a dagger or two).
The guard nearest the throne banged his pike on the floor. At the far end of the huge hall, an enormous double door swung open. The crowd had to bunch up to make room, because in straggled the school children, teachers and parent helpers.MoreLess
Between two muscly guards with pistols, Hodie managed to peer though a half-open door into the Hall. Hundreds of Um’Binnians crowded in, important ones with solemn moust...aches or imposing handbags. Imperial Um’Binnian guards stood round the walls, some with pikes, as if they were going to barbecue something huge. Some had swords, as if they expected to carve the barbecue. They all had holsters on their belts, with pistols in (and a dagger or two).
The guard nearest the throne banged his pike on the floor. At the far end of the huge hall, an enormous double door swung open. The crowd had to bunch up to make room, because in straggled the school children, teachers and parent helpers.MoreLess
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