THERE'S NO WAY OUT

Centuries ago,

Zelda was standing behind the moonlit drapes in one of the King's chambers.

The King was by the other side, enjoying a refreshing noon tea period.

After a few suffocating minutes of slight slurping sounds and chirping birds, the King asked in a casual voice that was still authoritative, “Who are you?"

Zelda was befuddled.

It was the King who ordered her presence. Or is there a mistake?

‘Could he have asked for me without knowing who I am?’

Regardless she responded, “I'm Zelda Elsher, Your Majesty"

Her head was facing her wiggling toes and she curled them harder. The air was far from comfortable.

“Is that all there is to you?" The King pressed. There was no one around save the both of them. She urgently needed someone she could look at just to have a hint on what to do or say.

She decided to start all over again with as much as her brain could snatch about her in that nerve-knocking moment.