The next morning, as Elva played with her toys, I sat and drank tea with Charlotte and Mark.
Per the competition rules, I wasn’t allowed to watch television to keep up to date with current events, but Charlotte and Mark were, and oftentimes, we would sit, just like this, and go over the thoughts and rumors of the public about me or the competition.
Today was a special kind of exception.
“Every channel is still discussing Terry’s arrest,” Charlotte said. “Arresting him so publically has caused something of an uproar.”
“It was necessary,” Mark said. “Only with the public’s support, will we be able to take down the underground. Everyone has to help.”
“I get it,” Charlotte replied, “But that’s not how the public sees it. They see a royal family with corrupt connections. If Terry was this
