Cinderella, Queen of Rats
They weren't as well acquainted with Maddie as the rest of us who had been there since she fell ill, just over a week past.
We stood in silence for the longest time, silent tears falling every now and then, guilt, sorrow, and helplessness felt by all. After a while, the King arrived. He walked slowly into the room and stared at the portrait his son had drawn, then knelt at the table, just as he had at Maddie's bedside, and prayed eternal rest in Latin, roughly translated to:
"Eternal rest, grant unto them, oh Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them,
May they rest in peace,
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