Prompt: A talented painter recently painted a mural of the king. The mural came to life and now there are two identical kings.
Rules: Not more than 500 words.
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"I am King Allen of Almore. And you are?"
A man identical to the king smiled and bowed. "I am also King Allen of Almore, the painted version. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
With a huff, the real king turned to his trembling royal painter. "Jeffery!" the king shouted. "What is the meaning of this?"
Unable to make an excuse about the accidental clone, the painter offered a wry smile. "A doppelganger of sorts, your majesty?"
"Preposterous! I might be a painting but I'm very much a King of Almore. How dare you insinuate that I am a fraud?"
The King of Almore stroked his beard in contemplation. "Very well. Since you are every bit a true King of Almore, you will attend tomorrow's council meeting on my behalf. Jeffery, paint more of me. I will be going on a long-deserved holiday!"
Dumbstruck, the painter could only wonder if everything would be alright for the king to leave running a country in the hands of a painting. With a sigh, he could only prepare extra copies of the same painting just in case the current one got wet and turned into a puddle of ink.
"Yes, your majesty."