After five years of marriage and three consecutive pregnancies, it was a given that Her Majesty was exhausted. If one threw statecraft into the mix, that further exacerbated the crushing fatigue. As she gazed into her husband’s eyes across the table, the chattering of the courtiers to her left and right seemed to dissipate. Pirouette had grown to love GarGar. It had taken time, too much time in his opinion, for her to develop these feelings for her husband. As for King GarGar, he had been smitten by his bride from the moment he first lay eyes upon her. (Photographed on December 12. 2019.)
