"The Kiss of Death"

     His real name was Harold, a fine, dignified name suited to his position in the court. He suffered none to call him Harry or Hal to preserve this sense of decorum. Even though he had just turned one and twenty, he was a solemn, thoughtful man, who preferred the quiet dignity of his library to the noisy frivolity of court. Others mistook his serious demeanor for melancholy and his solitude for aloofness. Even his mother, the queen, slyly referred to him within her circle as Prince Charming, a name so utterly inappropriate that, of course, it became affixed to him forever — just not to his face.