“How will I teach everyone to think things through, and make their own decisions, and become real people again?” Froggatt stared at a window, biting his lip. He was younger than most of the others and, she recalled, recently married. She remembered that she’d seen him smile once. “May I speak freely, Lady Queen?” “Yes, always.” “For now, Lady Queen,” he said, “allow us to continue to obey. But give us honorable instructions, Lady Queen,” he said, turning a flushed face to hers. “Ask us to do honorable things, so that we may have the honor of obeying you.”
