Pros And Cons Of Being The King Octavian

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Being the king Octavian’s royal guard is not so bad the only thing that is bad is my name which Ren Bigge my mother picked it. My father died in a war against the Vikings during a raid and my mother died from a sickness. I start my day off by getting up before sunrise. Then I get up and go to the armory and get my chainmail armor and my sword then walk to the king bedroom. Then I wake him up to get dressed I guard his door while he gets dressed. When he is done I take him down to the dining hall to eat his breakfast which consists of eggs, bread, and cooked beef. When he is finished he makes more laws and takes some away that did not work. Like the one law that he had to hand gold to all the peasants in the kingdom. When it is lunch time I

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