xiv coucil | video

[risegloriana]

[It's not quite a Christmas message from the Queen... but all the same, there's Elizabeth, sitting at her desk, look exceedingly tired. It might be a festive season but she's got far too much on her mind. Still, she's a woman whose dealt with far worse, faced war and persecution and her own execution -- what is a few family problems

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[notamistress]

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That suits you.

[risegloriana]

Thank you. I think I shall never take it off.

[Silly perhaps, but she really does love it.]

[notamistress]

Oh but you must at times.

[risegloriana]

Well, I suppose I will. [she runs her fingers over it again.] But I do very much love them.

[notamistress]

I am glad. His majesty was most gracious in gifting that item to me. It gives me pleasure to see it on you also.

[risegloriana]

Father was always very giving.

[to a point, and to his favour, but the point remained the same.] But I am glad it does suit.

[notamistress]

Indeed.

[Her smile is a little sad, but she can hide it] I dare say it suits you better than me.

[risegloriana]

Never, for what more could suit more than my father's love for you?

[... and she could pretend, when looking at her mother's sad smile, that there would only be love.]

[notamistress]

How true that is.