It had taken a few years since he’d first introduced it, because the peasants had by particularly poor fortune, picked that time to stage a revolt. Thomas’s new threshing machine had led to a spectacular boom in growth. The kingdom’s harvests were better than ever these days. The magic mirror had said it was because most people didn’t care about the goings-on about court so long as they had bread in their bowls. There were few petitioners today, as there had been for the past several years.
She was already through the arch and mounting the dais on which her thrones sat. I am forever indebted to your royal highness for the trust that has been placed in me.” Do not prove my assessment of your characteristics wrong.” I allow you to serve as my chamberlain because you are obedient, hardworking, and above all, prudent. “Henry, you are very close to displeasing me. We have searched the land far and wide, and we have yet to identify a candidate.” My late King was power and nobility incarnate, and I will accept no husband who is not his equal in every way. After a deep, elaborate bow and several ceremonial greetings, he petitioned her politely, “Your grace has a number of noble lords who are desperate to demonstrate their commitment to your rule. One of her advisors met her by the portal to the audience chamber. None of them had ever had anything like her magic mirror, and probably as a result, more than a few of them had been killed by their servants. She scoffed at the portraits of her ancestors in gilded frames. She didn’t much care for fairy tales, but she liked that they had been made by hand. The queen strode past sumptuous tapestries depicting fantasy scenes in rich brocade.
Her magic mirror gave her all the intelligence she needed. It got to the point where she’d get a migraine if they opened their mouths, and then she tired of seeing their faces, the inquisitive, false-solemn little gossips. Besides, the maids tittered and frittered and threw her temples into an uproar. She could do most of it in her sleep and if she ever needed a hand with her laces, there was always Olga. The queen finished her toilet, and rose towards the door. In fact, she had only once seen it give a confused answer, and that was when Thomas had gone away. The magic mirror showed her the right answer, as always.
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