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Annuetta watched her father and mother follow Sally down the hall. One of the servants would help them carry the basket out into the field underneath a tree. There would be soft blankets there to keep them warm until the sun warmed them. All f the servants had promised not to tell any of the advisors where the King had gone.

The princess took a book from the library along with a pad of paper and a pencil. She went and sat down in her Father's chair in the ...