Finn hoped his queen would be merciful. "Oh, don't be such a scared kitten, young man. Queen Alia isn't going to eat you. "It's just a simple beating," his overseer and the Queen's chief chambermaid, Sofia, smiled warmly. "Then why are you oiling my butt?" Finn asked her testily. Sofia's lips twitched. It was this same attitude that made Queen Alia send her him to her punishment chambers to be beaten by her. The middle-ag...