When you play the game you win or you die

Devani of house gadhavi. Queen of England. “The only way to keep your people loyal is to make certain they fear you more than they do the enemy.”

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queencatherinas:

“I must admit, the French have more beautiful chapels than I was expecting.”

“France is nothing if they are not elegant. I fear they would not know what to do without such lavish things.”

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kingjohannes:

“Our countries are not so young and our methods are not as simple as you seem to think.” He rolled his eyes at the woman. He doubted she knew much about true power. A consort who refused to leave her old country behind in favour of her new. “With all your talk of true power, you would think England would have a standing army as well as a navy.” He took a step towards the woman as he spoke, “And I think you would find me as cruel as any other man.”

“Yes Vikings ruled the lands. Their torture was simply barbaric.” Men underestimated her, they had to. She could never show who she truly was, that meant to them she looked weak. When she had as much blood on her hands as any man. “If only I pulled all the strings. There would be nothing that could stop an army ruled by me.” Raising an eyebrow at him as he stepped closer to her, “And I think there are few men who are crueler than I.”

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queencatherinas:

“They are darling,” Catherina said with a smile as she watched the children. She had a soft spot in her heart for all children. “What are their names?”

The queen of the Netherlands. Devani didn’t know much about the other woman, her husband was a kingslayer, of course it was said that the older king was dying but no one could know for sure. “Edmund and Amelia.” She looked away from them for a moment, “You have a son yes?”

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florencegomfrey:

“At least she is well, ma’am.” Florence kept her gaze focused on the clothes that she was assisting with. “No, yer Majesty. I believe the Scottish king has some interest in myself.” 

Her eyes turned to her maid, “The Scottish king?” She hummed taking a seat, that wasn’t something she’d expected. “Lachlan is quite attractive is he not?” A savage, of course his eyes would be on a maid. 

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misskayleway:

Lucye stood off to the side, a silver tray with wine and an empty goblet on it in her hands. “Wine, your majesty?” she asked, standing as still as she could. “Are the young prince and princess feeling better, your majesty?” It wasn’t fair that the truly innocent ones here where caught up in the attack.

“Yes.” Her eyes were still on her children as they played, Lucye was loyal to her, to the crown. She was one of the ones who didn’t make her want to scream and take their head. “They are, Edmund has decided he is going to become a warrior to protect his sister and I.” He would be a warrior. But not one for her.

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kingtorren:

“Perhaps,” he smiled a tight and humourless thing that was more of a grimace than anything else. The near death of his sister would have been worth it if the woman before him had perished in the same cursed attack. “But likely not. The addition of one man does not change much in battle. Of course, you as a woman, would not understand that.” He’d ignore the insinuation of a Welsh hand in the attacks, felt no need to deny such a thing when it came from the queen of a country best known for its backstabbings and dishonour. “My experience best lies in lifting sieges, not being besieged. My arrival sooner might have helped, but better defences would have helped more as would the king of this country being prepared.”

“Of course. What would a woman know of war and death? Only a man can understand such thing, I forget how much I should pity the women of your court.” She had more experience with death than some men did. Her whole life was covered in it. But men rarely understood anyone but themselves. That was how it always was. “Actually if I remember the history correctly the Welsh were under siege for quite a while. Of course it was all before my time, who knows how things would have gone had someone stronger been in charge then.” Devani laughed at the next comment, “As much as it burdens me to agree with you, perhaps you could have shown the poor man a few things about protecting people.”

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Devani let a rare honest smile come to her face as she watched Edmund and Amelia play. They were finally getting back to normal themselves and it was a refreshing sight. “Stay where I can see you my balmaa.” She called out.

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florencegomfrey:

“I fear a lot of the younger girls are frightened.” she paused, trying to talk about something to occupy her mind. “most countries have not lost many royals. i know scotland’s family is still here,” she murmured, before nodding her heard. “yes ma’am.” she wanted to argue that she wasn’t hungry, but there was no way with the way her stomach growled.

“My daughter was terrified, this I know. I can not imagine how others are feeling as well.” Losing the filthy clothes that were on her she raised an eyebrow at Florence’s words. “You have interest in the Scottish?” Taking one of her robes she pulled it on, this could be cleaned as well, she wouldn’t spend any longer in the others. Motioning to one of the guards that were following behind he left to find them food. 

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kingjohannes:

“Then I must have my torturer meet yours. Or even myself.” Johannes saw torture as a form of art, and was more than willing to learn the techniques of the globe. “I am more than intrigued to see if it lives up to the mechanics of ours.”

“Perhaps. Europe has fine tactics I have learned over the years. But India is where you should look if you want cruelty.” Devani was cruel, she’d been raised by a cruel father and smiled as she watched him die and as others died by her own hand. “Your countries are young, take ideals from other countries and put them together and you will be a true power.”

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kingtorren:

“’Haps if the Swiss lived in real fortresses my sister and everybody else wouldn’t have come so close to dying. You can’t even say the place is that pretty anymore and without the prettiness, there’s none of the point.”

“Perhaps if your ever so strong self were here this wouldn’t have happened? But you left your sister to handle your affairs. Perhaps a play from the Welsh in the end.” Devani kept her eyes on the man, if she could make him angry she’d have done something today.

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kingjohannes:

“The Swiss better be torturing the surviving rebels.” Johannes had been quick to send people to the rack- or worse- since the beginning of his reign. Not only did it insure truthful confessions, but it was punishment for the deeds of others. “Perhaps Austria should be in charge of it- we always get our answers.”

Letting out a laugh at the young man’s words Devani spun one of her rings around her finger, “Perhaps if Austria is so well versed in it you could take books from India. There are ways to make people talk that you have never dreamed of.”

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queen-kiya:

“I’ve been groomed to play benevolent my whole life, such is the purpose of a Queen is it not? You have other strengths that I do not possess.” Kiya said, adding the second part even though she didn’t believe it. Devani was ruthless and had more experience than Kiya but in her arrogance she truly did believe she could do anything the other Queen could. “I’ve already seen Amen, he’s fine, recovering. In this calm after the storm I’ve been talking to other leaders. They are angry. Peace is off the table.”

“You have been, and you were raised to do it well. You whisper into your husbands ear what needs to be said. I am sure there are strengths you hold that I have not yet seen.” Kiya was a good student, if that was what she was to be called, but there was still so much she didn’t know. Not yet. “Good. Peace is not off the table, the Swiss will come up with something to try to pull them back in. Rebellions are happening all over the world, it will take more than one here to stop it.”

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emiliaofscotland:

“Yet, without feeling you wouldn’t be able to make the right decisions for your country.” Emilia placed her hands on her hips and she chewed on her lip, “you will work yourself to death until your people have no one to praise to be Queen.” She tilted her head up, “he’s not well enough for visitors, Devani.”

“I will work myself until I know they are all where they need to be.” She had no one else to help her at the moment, she would still do whatever she had to. “I am not an ordinary visitor.”

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florencegomfrey:

“You are not broken, your Majesty. You are just as strong as ever…even if you are not, the others believe you to be.” Florence bowed her head, slightly. “Yes ma’am. Shall I arrange for a bath?”

“It would take more than this to break me, perhaps if I had not seen the things I have in my life it would have.” She’d killed people by her own hand, the only thing that almost pushed her to the edge was not knowing about her children. Had anything happened to the two of them she would have burned the entire castle to the ground. “Food first, I need to eat as do you.”

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How do you feel about your former prisoner's rise to Queen?

She charmed her way from prisoner, to whore to queen. Such a lovely turn of events! And such a shining queen for Germany. It gives a good show for their country yes? I wonder how the people feel about their whore queen?

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You are... Such a bitch but god I love seeing just how much of a bitch you can be.

*boss ass bitch plays in the distance*