‘Tis much when sceptres are in children’s hands
— King Henry VI, Part 1: Act IV, Scene I

Chapter 1
Donnie is the new King of Merrycow

“But I want ice cream now!” Donnie Clump whined.

“We’re late, Donnie. You’ll have to wait until after the funeral,” his mother, Queen

Melanoma, sighed, her attention waning. “There will be ice cream at the wake.”

“I’m awake now,” Donnie argued, beginning to pout.

“Oh, let him have some ice cream,” said Michael McPrince, Regent of Merrycow, as he strode through the doorway without waiting to be announced. “He’s the new king—and you’re not!”

McPrince motioned to a nearby robot guard, which...

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