Alyxander caught the discrete glance from Raoul, but didn't know what to do. He tried to struggle free, but only ended up kicked again. He tried to turn to see what was happening to Josephine when she cried out and whimpered. She glared up at the king without showing her pain, trying her best not to seem weak. "And that is why half the kingdom is starving. You are running this kingdom into the ground."