Returning a Ring

"She returns this ring to you sir." the messenger held out his hand, and in the palm of it was a dazzling diamond ring. The king looked at it, and confusion framed his face. "Why? I am the most powerful man in Europe. Why would she refuse?" "It is not my place to question the princess's feelings. I am merely here to do as she orders, and she ordered me to return the ring, sir." The great king looked down at the floor. He chuckled. "It's too bad you won't be able to tell her that I decline the return of the ring," and with great speed, the king plunged a knife through the messenger's heart. He fell to the ground, dead.