Not Chosen

It was a dark day in the king’s life when he received the news that the latest economic depression that had caused his late father great grief before his death had also depleted most of the kingdom’s treasury. Unable to find a solution to this crisis, the young king summoned all the other neighboring kings to a meeting of the highest order council. On the day of the meeting, after all the royal processions were finally over and the king was about to give his welcome address, he was rudely interrupted by the eldest of the visiting kings, who was graciously given the floor by the young host.