[M4F] The Regency
The king is dead. Long live the queen. And she should live long, after all she just reached adulthood and finally secured a peace after a disastrous war. Still, due to the fragile nature of the realm, it seemed prudent that she have advisors to her new decisions of state. On one side of her throne, sat her mom the Queen Mother, still beautiful despite the years of tribulation, warfare, and general upheavals of the realm. Not to mention the death of her Husband, the Queen's father, who had perished in the last disastrous battle. But she remained very stoic, even if the light of her eyes had faded somewhat.
On the other side sat the Duke. Brother to the king of the realm they had fought for so long. Principal general, warlord, and new husband to her mother. The marriage had ended the war, and now began the affairs of state set to begin the reconstruction and rebuild the prosperity of the realm after so much death.
Before the queen was a petition, that the mines in the border region would be rebuilt with money from a minor noble and merchant family from the neighboring kingdom. On the condition, of course, that about 50% of all profits go back to the investing family. It was only fair, since it would rebuild it with no cost to the realm, and still the Queen hesitated, as those mines had been key to the economy before. She was sure of it, and yet even still both her mother and new step-father had suggested that she accept the petition for the good of the peace and quick prosperity of the land. Still her hand paused before affixing the signature and seal on the paper.
The Duke stood up and walked to her throne. Making a big show of bowing before her. She was the Queen after all, and decorum should be observed. Then he leaned in and whispered. "I recommend that you sign this your majesty. I would hate for my beloved wife to have a distressful night and be sad at your short-sightedness." He said in a low, threatening whisper. Then stood up. Bowed. And returned to his seat behind the Queen.
The Queen was willful, and intelligent, if naive, so sometimes things had to be brought to her attention of how things were going to be run in this new administration. The Duke had been born second, and therefore he had to earn his kingdom. He had no need for fancy titles, clothing, lofty language - His brother had the luck of being born first, and he was an idiot. The thought that this place alone would appease his ambitions was nowhere near accurate, but he was sure his brother thought so. That would change, in time. But first, it was important to establish two facts - First, that the Queen was in charge. And second that she was in charge by his grace. He was certain she had heard the noises her mother had made, and only through his own... kindness... had it so far remained there. Besides, she was useful right now for the line of succession and legitimacy, and it would have been scandalous and obvious had he married the Queen.
Besides, the Queen Mother could still bear a child, and maybe with another heir around the Queen might not be needed. However, in a pinch or emergency, she was still there and... available if the need arose.
Right now, the threat remained, and that was enough as she signed the petition and then moved onto the other business - checking the list that her "mother" had dutifully made for her for the rest of the day.
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It's open-ended for a reason. I'm not here to dictate who you play. The mother? the queen? Something else? Is this fantasy with elves and orcs and dwarves or other races? Is it more modern? Is this a romance? Or is this as FAR from a romance as possible? The ideas are endless. Did this spark another idea for you?
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