This story is so well written. Characterization, plot, all great. Scene wonderful. The only thing that is a little bit disappointing is the fact that the king's difficulty was a dream. We were involved in his conflict and wanted to know the resolution. A dream wasn't satisfying :)
Thank you for sharing this with us. As always, your writing is topnotch.
I wanted to make the story a little longer for that reason, but it would have passed the word limit.
Thanks for reading!