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- | The wife of the tyrant king, but is she the mother of his murdering | + | Queen Gemegishkirihallat is both the widow of the king and the mother of his murderer. |
- | daughter, or a younger second wife? | + | |
- | She carries the dead king's sword, wrapped in cloth. A naked sword is the | + | For many years she ruled by the tyrant's side, tempering his iron rule with charity and mercy, |
+ | his radical designs to restructure society with her deep respect of tradition. | ||
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+ | Following the murder of the king, the queen's political status is now uncertain: although loved and respected, she has no living sons from the king, and while she retains many ceremonial roles, tradition decrees that she can not rule in her own name. | ||
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+ | While the capital seethes with intrigue as generals and concubines maneuver for the throne, the queen has traveled to the borderlands, seeking to confront her murdering daughter. | ||
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+ | She carries with her the dead king's sword, wrapped in cloth. A naked sword is the | ||
traditional badge of office of a king, after the dynasty founder who swore | traditional badge of office of a king, after the dynasty founder who swore | ||
not to sheath his sword until the kingdom extends from sea to sea. | not to sheath his sword until the kingdom extends from sea to sea. | ||
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ghost. | ghost. | ||
- | Her political status is uncertain: the king left no heir, because his wife | ||
- | bore him no sons and his brothers, uncles and close cousins all died in wars | ||
- | on were murdered in intrigues. A woman can not ascend to the throne (or bear | ||
- | the naked sword, as we say in the kingdom), and while the queen is still an | ||
- | important political figure, she has no (male) child to put on the throne and | ||
- | can not rule in her own name. | ||
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{{:wicked_wednesday:thisbe_waterhouse_face.jpg?400|too mopey, too young. But waterhouse, respect}} | {{:wicked_wednesday:thisbe_waterhouse_face.jpg?400|too mopey, too young. But waterhouse, respect}} | ||
- | Many NSFW images were viewed to get us these pics, but not one is 100% right. | + | Many NSFW images were viewed to get us these pics, but not one is 100% right. The first one is growing on me, though. |
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