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Chapter 48 - The Royal Prank Ledger

The Royal Prank Ledger of Her Most Brilliant Highness, Princess Charlotte of Everlynn

Property of: Me.Do not read unless you are:a) Me,b) Elias (under protest), orc) Whiskers.If you're Lady Anastasia—turn around. This will only hurt your feelings.

1. The Wig Switcheroo

Objective: Swap out the Grand Chancellor's powdered wig with whipped cream.Supplies: Pastry bag, cold dairy, plausible deniability.Result: Melted during the budget speech. Crowd mildly alarmed. One duke licked his fingers.Chaos Rating: ★★★★☆

2. Diplomatic Doodles

Objective: Draw miniature mustaches and monocles onto the backs of ambassador name cards.Supplies: Ink pen, stealth.Result: Ambassador of Thornglade fell unexpectedly in love with monocles.Chaos Rating: ★★☆☆☆

3. The Portrait Switch

Objective: Substitute Queen Mother's official portrait with a portrait of Whiskers in a corresponding pose.Supplies: Velvet cushion, bribed footman, exquisite brushwork.Result: Not found for three days. Queen Mother highly displeased.Chaos Rating: ★★★★★

4. Sticky Seals

Goal: Glue vital council papers closed so they must be opened with a dagger.Materials: Invisible glue, laughter.Result: Three small policy delays. One knight stabbed his sleeve by accident.Chaos Rating: ★★★☆☆

5. Garden Goose Diplomacy

Goal: Sneak court goose (Geoffrey) into Lady Anastasia's carriage.Materials: Breadcrumb trail, stealth mode, bribery of goose.Result: Screaming. So much screaming. Carriage diverted.Chaos Rating: ★★★★☆

6. Tea Switch

Goal: Exchange the King's stern morning tea with rainbow glitter chamomile.Materials: Enchanted mix, realistic denial.Effect: King appeared to have licked a unicorn. Spoke not. Continued to drink.Chaos Rating: ★★★☆☆

7. The Echo Scroll

Goal: Spellbind the council echo scroll to respond to all that Sir Reginald speaks in sass.Materials: Spoken incantation, Elias's grudging cooperation.Effect: Council meeting reduced to tears (Sir Reginald's).Chaos Rating: ★★★★★☆

8. Ballroom Ballroom

Objective: Turn the real ballroom into a literal ball pit.Supplies: 1,243 colored balls. One royal edict.Result: Surprisingly popular. Now booked monthly.Chaos Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (but happy)

To-Do (Awaiting Royal Boredom):

Train Whiskers to "accidentally" sit on incriminating papers.

Paint Elias's sword scabbard to resemble a giant quill.

Hide rubber ducks in Lady Anastasia's bath (for morale).

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