CHAPTER 9

“What do you mean, sister?” he asked with a playful glint in his eyes.

“All these qualities that you speak of, that is required by a king, let us compete with each other and we will know who is more qualified to be the king or queen of this kingdom.”

He nodded. “But who will be the judge?”

I smirked. “Oh, come on brother, we both are old enough and matured to know when one has lost a game.”

He gave me a look of approval. “Come on then. What is the first thing that we test?”

I clapped my hands, which brought Sera near me in an instant. “Bring me the map of Valadora and get the royal tutor here as well.” Emerson called his maid and asked him to rearrange the tea party into a game of chess. “If it is beauty that we judge, brother I don’t think we need to question who the winner will be.”

He grunted a yes before he took a seat at the table and gestured for me to take a seat as well. Pent up emotions might be a reason for wanting to challenge my brother but if this gave me a chance to prov