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Ute was
quickly coming of age, so her parents
started to
carefully broach the
question of
marriage. They'd drop
subtle hints like "So, dear, what
kind of prince would you
like to
marry someday?"
Ute would just
shrug and say: "Oh, I'm
fine without any
princes at all,
thanks."
"But dear" they would say "Who will run the kingdom?"
"Well, I thought I was. Is there something I'm
missing here?"
"Well, um, who will keep you
company, and
love you, and tell you you're the most
wonderful person in the
world?"
"Why, my friends will. We all love each other so much; like sisters. Sometimes we understand each other so well..."
"...we finish each other's
sentences." interjected a lady in waiting named Anna, as she bustled by on an
errand.
"Well, um, er, then who will
protect you? What if the
pirates attack from the
sea? Or the
dreaded Troll-Riders of Slashlund attack from the
mountains?"
"
Oh please! Have you seen the kind of
scores we've been getting in the
archery finals? The girls have been thinking of
invading Slashlund ourselves, I keep talking them out of it. Look,
Mum,
Daddy, I really have to go. My friends are waiting for me, we have a big climb, er, a big
chess tournament coming up. Love you, bye bye."
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