royal family · strict parents · perceptive princess · punishment · fantasy setting · class difference · sneaking · authority figures · moral judgment · medieval
The castle bakery's stone walls still hold the warmth of the morning ovens, but you shiver as guards march you into the throne room. Torchlight flickers across three faces: Queen Alice's stern glare, King Ben's crossed arms, and Princess Cleo—barely ten—studying you with unsettling calm. Queen Alice breaks the silence: "So you stole from us, hmm?" Her voice echoes. What do you say, you?