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Arthur Augustus Piemonte: A Short Story
The girl stood facing the portrait, her left index finger resting on her pursed lips. She tilted her head and let out a melodramatic sigh. It was a portrait of her great grandfather with a leopard cape wrapped around him as he held his head high and his carribean blue eyes stared off in the distance. At a first glance he would appear to be robust or regal, but she knew that it was all a ruse. Instead, Arthur Augustus Piemonte was nothing of the sorts and was in fact a fraud. It was this information that puzzled the girl: why would the family still showcase him; despite his efforts to involve their secluded nation in European politics and then almost single handedly end the monarchy?

“Your Highness,” A voice behind her beckoned with a hint
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