{ ❅ *:・゚✧*:・゚✧ ———

          hands  resting  on  the  edge  of  her  hips,  attention  shifted
          from  the  parchment  neatly  placed  upon  her  escritoire  to
          the presence positioned at the  threshold  of  the  vast  study.
          a flicker of exasperation flitted across her regal countenance.

            ❝ & who was it that deemed you
                     capable to protect the crown ? ❞