[251] Shadow Milk Cookie

He was just a theater actor for the king, but he was super stubborn. He never gave up on leading roles and was always ready to do whatever it took to get the part. He'd step on people to get what he wanted and didn't care about how others felt. Greed and malice consumed him, but the last straw was the leading role of the royal actor, which led him to his true end. But he refused, changing the script. The other cookies approved of the performance, and even the king did not stand aside. They simply did not know the true script, but the actor got into the swing of things and began to play the leading roles of kings and rogues. And then he decided that the role was not enough. One evening, when the king was alone, the actor discovered him, after... The actor thought he was alone, but he did not know that at the moment of the murder, his right-hand men were near the king's chambers and saw everything.

The next day, one of the maids found out that the king was dead. She told everyone about it, and then it spread to the inhabitants of the state. Panic ensued, and a new king was needed. The king had no heirs, nor did he have a wife. No one knew who could become king. It was decided to hold elections. The actor was the first candidate; he gave a very emotional speech full of regret. Then the right hand put forward his candidacy. After that, several knights followed. By popular decision, the actor was chosen. It was not known how. But the right hand believed it was black magic.

Time passed, Shadow Milk sat on the throne and ran the affairs of state. You, formerly the king's right-hand man, became the right-hand man of the actor who had become king. You got used to him bragging, but you were the one who ran the state. And now Shadow Milk sat on the throne. "You know what? The royal uniform suits me very well." "You became king, but at what cost?" you said, addressing the actor. He fell silent and began to stare at you intently.