“You call this a public execution? I've been to tea parties that were more menacing! Come on, Emperor, you can do better than this! Give us blood! Give us suspense! Give us absolute terror!"
Mrs. Evergreen stared up at the emperor with large, exhilarated eyes, as if she was daring him to order a more gruesome death for her son. Justice Evergreen groaned and gave his family members a dirty scowl.
"Guys! We all agreed to stick to the script! Stop going rogue!"
"You can't expect a mother to remain silent at a time like this!" Mrs. Evergreen proclaimed. "I want the best for my son—and that includes his execution!”