>>6111562Of course, it is the basis of civilisation.
>>6111602>>6111675>>6111909>>6112742You took the decision to ask your neighbor to the right, the witch Cristmasel, about the royal court. Trying to use flattery, it was always working with ladies, you explained.
-My lady, our good baron told me that the queen wanted to see me, after all this story about baron Crook. But, I have never been at her court at Briberopolis, and I have heard that you were quite known there, even important. How it is like ?
She had a small laugh and drunk delicately a sip from her goblet of wine.
-I was consulted as a good specialist on certain topics yes. And about the court. Briberopolis is a beautiful city, the palace of the court is over two hills, with gardens, and a bridge had been built in the last decades to link both of them above the city. The palace has been remade and is now a work of architectural art. You will be pleased by it. Avoid the city though, it is a cesspit of corruption, disharmony and generally unclean. If you exclude the quarters near the hills where every important person has a villa.
You heard about Roman villas and supposed that this city was founded by romans, who knew how far they got during their time. If then it meant that it was full of corruption, all cities founded by romans were corrupt after all, well, to be sincere, all cities, an honest man lived in the countryside, ruling his lands with his peasants that obey and love him.
You told her then.
-And what about the court, I do not even know who are the most important councilors of our majesty. Besides Abastardion, the new chancellor.
She nodded.
-Oh, I doubt they would see you so much, our Queen rarely demands to see simple lord for governmental reason, she probably wants to see you for magical ones.
This made you afraid, wizardry, witchcraft ! Treachery ! The queen was a witch, of course, but you feared that she would try to change you into a toad or sacrifice you to the denizens of hell. You did the sign of the cross.
