"When the king had announced that he and his partner were in need of doubles, my first thoughts had been about Whisper and I." That night I had rushed home to tell her the news. Our backgrounds were fit for the positions, and every day I'd brag to my neighbors that I'd be in charge of their 'pay'." "Then the day had arrived. He said he forgot to add one small detail. There was another Leosko." "I hadn't signed up for babysitting, but then I remembered Whisper. She loved cubs." "Randomly, he chose two names. I heard my own. Apollo Kane." "But I didn't hear my queen's name announced. The love of my life stared at me, smiling. She said for me to keep smiling. 'Stay the same.' And now I'm here, in this hell hole, stuck with /you/."