The Risen Queen and Fallen King (Unedited)

??? POV

-P-a-t-r-i-c-i-a-

The red ink sinks into the rough parchment. It's amusing, and I'm almost sad I had to kill that maid so fast. I would've loved to see her squirm like the worm she is-pardon my French.

Was

The person she was.

I sigh out loud, before wiping a smudge of blood away by the corner of my mouth with my thumb.

It really is a shame.. I could've recorded it to. But sadly, that group of little shit's happened to be walking by.

Now I have more pressing matters to attend to.

I yank of my shirt before wringing it of the fresh blood which drips onto the floorboards of the room. A few strips of light reflect on the opposite concrete wall from the blinds of the closed window.

I toss my dagger onto the rough wooden table before grabbing my pen and circling the second to bottom name on the list.

(Josie James )

And I doodle a star beside the last one, just for good measure.

*Jabeth Blackwell