LIFE IN THE FAIRY KINGDOM
Traffic congestion has been a problem in the realm’s skies which Hanacrill put a stop to by adding a spell to any flying device going over the speed limit. Do it once and the device would just stop, embarrassing its rider. Do it a second time and the device explodes, taking its rider out with it. This idea has proved popular with succeeding monarchs and the skies are less fraught with danger than they had been. Hanacrill’s tough line on traffic problems has been mirrored by Eileen and her squad’s tough stance on any form of magical crime. It pays to behave yourself magically here. This did not stop the Chief Witch rebelling however. But then no force would have done. Given her perceived injustices carried out against her family by the royals, there was no way the Witch was ever going to live a quiet life (though Eileen tried to urge her to do so).
The royal mail room is the most efficient in the Kingdom (and has a good claim for being the best in every known universe) mainly because they dare not be anything else. The fairy royals pride themselves on being open to communications from the public and like to response to them quickly too. This goes down well with the public. It’s not so popular in the mail room! The room is mainly staffed by goblins, who are renowned for speed and nimbleness. Batches of letters are brought up to the Queen’s study for her to deal with at various points throughout the working day. Letters are dispatched by a spell to the intended recipient, meaning there’s no need for stamps. Also it makes it incredibly difficult to organize a postal strike. The Queen is very happy with this.
L’Evallier sees all of the Queen’s correspondence - incoming and outgoing. Neither elf nor monarch are that keen on this (much more work for him, meddlesome bureaucracy as far as she’s concerned) but someone other than the ruler has to be aware of all that’s going on in case she is injured. Melanbury, his wife, is now the royal letters secretary so she now shares the reading burden with her husband, easing his workload. Surprisingly the Queen quite likes this arrangement - she has always been fond of Melanbury anyway but can also see the girl’s usefulness in making sure L’Evallier is not as much of a pain as he can be at times. After all he’s not going to want to upset his lovely wife that much, is he?
The unspoken heroes in the Palace are the maids who back their boss up unstintingly and know the exact moment to arrange a cup of tea for the Queen. The Council occasionally try to persuade the maids to help them with the monarch but they always refuse, pointing out Roxannadrell would see through such a ploy anyway. There is a hierarchy amongst the maids. The lowest scurry around, sent all over the marble Palace by the Head Housekeeper to carry out the more mundane tasks (it seems to the girls concerned they’re always dusting). The highest serve the Queen in her private quarters and sometimes are invited to sit in on meetings in the study between the monarch and her ministers as these maids are occasionally called upon to act as independent witnesses. The highest praise for a maid here is their discretion. Scandals of any kind are considered as welcome as bubonic plague or humans by these maids and their employer.
The royal mail room is the most efficient in the Kingdom (and has a good claim for being the best in every known universe) mainly because they dare not be anything else. The fairy royals pride themselves on being open to communications from the public and like to response to them quickly too. This goes down well with the public. It’s not so popular in the mail room! The room is mainly staffed by goblins, who are renowned for speed and nimbleness. Batches of letters are brought up to the Queen’s study for her to deal with at various points throughout the working day. Letters are dispatched by a spell to the intended recipient, meaning there’s no need for stamps. Also it makes it incredibly difficult to organize a postal strike. The Queen is very happy with this.
L’Evallier sees all of the Queen’s correspondence - incoming and outgoing. Neither elf nor monarch are that keen on this (much more work for him, meddlesome bureaucracy as far as she’s concerned) but someone other than the ruler has to be aware of all that’s going on in case she is injured. Melanbury, his wife, is now the royal letters secretary so she now shares the reading burden with her husband, easing his workload. Surprisingly the Queen quite likes this arrangement - she has always been fond of Melanbury anyway but can also see the girl’s usefulness in making sure L’Evallier is not as much of a pain as he can be at times. After all he’s not going to want to upset his lovely wife that much, is he?
The unspoken heroes in the Palace are the maids who back their boss up unstintingly and know the exact moment to arrange a cup of tea for the Queen. The Council occasionally try to persuade the maids to help them with the monarch but they always refuse, pointing out Roxannadrell would see through such a ploy anyway. There is a hierarchy amongst the maids. The lowest scurry around, sent all over the marble Palace by the Head Housekeeper to carry out the more mundane tasks (it seems to the girls concerned they’re always dusting). The highest serve the Queen in her private quarters and sometimes are invited to sit in on meetings in the study between the monarch and her ministers as these maids are occasionally called upon to act as independent witnesses. The highest praise for a maid here is their discretion. Scandals of any kind are considered as welcome as bubonic plague or humans by these maids and their employer.