The Escape to Somewhere

"Look up" He commands with a sneer akin to that of one Severus Snape. I do my best to stifle my laughter. I don't want to die just yet. I lift my head to make eye contact with the man who now calls himself the "king of america".
"How dare you look him in the eye. You think yourself equal to him? Have you no respect for your king?" His right hand man is rushing at me with his dagger pointed at my throat, spitting his words with hatred.
"He is not my king," I reply defiantly, unwavering at the knife at risk of gouging out my esophagus.
"Stand down Midian. We cannot kill her where no one can see. We need to make an example of her."

Dawn doesn't know what to think when she's being held up against the wall at her childhood home and told that the US government has fallen and "The Royals" have ascended the throne. Overtaken by those who relish in the traditions rooted in the monarchy and a social hierarchy, the country is thrown into chaos when a secret society that has been growing underground for decades finally decides to breech the surface and implement the ideals that they believe to be superior. Those with occupations not deemed elite have been rounded up and reassigned housing best suited to the so called needs of the country. It's as if the country has fallen back into the dark ages when Dawn is forced to attend school that teaches only the curriculum deemed to be most pertinent to the success of this new society: how to be a wife and run your home. Not one to take orders from anyone, it's not long before Dawn ends up in the castle working for the "Royal Family" as punishment for her rebellion. And to make matters worse, she has to serve the young prince, who of course just so happened to go to the same school as her. You know before his family upend the lives of the entire American population.