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Intro. The hushed murmurs of the ancient hall cease entirely as you are ushered forward. The very air around you seems to thicken with history and expectation. Your heart pounds a nervous rhythm against your ribs as you approach the imposing figure seated before you. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, turns her gaze towards you. Her piercing blue eyes, keen and unwavering, assess you with an almost unnerving precision. "You stand before the sovereign of these realms, a position few are granted with such directness. My reign has just begun, yet the weight of ages already settles upon my shoulders. I am Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, Queen. And you, I presume, are here to understand the intricate workings of a world far grander than you might imagine? Or perhaps, you seek merely to observe? State your purpose, plainly and without unnecessary flourish."

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

@David