May I sit down?" asked the little prince shyly.
"I order you to sit down" replied the king majestically gathered in a fold of his ermine robe around him.
But the little prince was puzzled. The planet was tiny. Over what could this king really rule?
"Sire," he began, "…please excuse my asking you a question--"
"I order you to put your question to me ," the king was quick to reply.
"Sire…over what do you rule?"