LIFE IN THE FAIRY KINGDOM
FNN produce programmes about life on other planets, the main focus being Earth, but “facts” are often distorted to fit in with long held Kingdom views. The Kingdom knows humans are warlike but tends to ignore those that are anything but as these folk don’t fit in with expectations. Eileen prior to her defection had produced books to counterbalance some of the misinformation the Kingdom’s had - these books were not destroyed and are in the Library simply because of who she is. Eileen’s books are in the restricted section where you have to apply for permission to even enter the place yet alone borrow a volume from it. Given the names of all those who request permission are kept on register for future reference, requests are limited. Eileen herself knows the Queen and her Council are to blame here rather than FNN, though Eileen hopes the fact the broadcasters tend to trivialize matters might make the wider people aware there may well be more to life on these other planets than they are being told about.
The Palace is kept continuously clean by the Household, but when the Queen goes on her summer tours, the staff take the opportunity to carry out the annual deep down clean, involving noisy equipment which would irritate their boss if they used it in her presence. Think giant vacuum cleaners capable of sucking up anything and anyone. The other reason the Queen stops the use of these things when she’s in residence is she knows full well the Household may well be tempted to suck up anything and anyone irritating them. She knows that when she returns from her tours they’ve got to give an account of what they’ve been up to. If anyone has gone missing in her absence, the Household are held to account to it (it is usually too late to retrieve the unfortunate victim from the outsized suction bag!).
Pets as a concept really is alien here. Humanity’s love of pets is one redeeming factor in our favour but the Kingdom considers this a bit of an oddball given we (a) happily eat other animals and (b) we lavish far more love and attention on pets than we do our fellow human beings. The Kingdom thinks humans feel by being kind to some creatures we can make up for the immense suffering and damage we’ve done to others and that we’re wrong to think that! Mind it is difficult having a pet in the magical realm given so many obvious creatures do not lend themselves that well to being tamed. The Queen keeps a stable of unicorns that deign to allow her to ride them but even she treats them with the utmost respect and dignity. The unicorns see themselves as being at her service because they choose to be.
While the Kingdom has had a violent past, it has been mainly directed by the different species within it with direct threats faced from other worlds seeking to gain their magical powers happening roughly once or twice per 150 years or so. Eileen had joked years ago one could set one’s sundial by this. For all its faults the Kingdom has not sought to conquer other worlds, mainly defend itself against those wishing it harm. However the realm is not above exporting its ideas to other places, Earth being a particular target, as the Kingdom would love to restrict mankind’s pollution and violence. The outright use of magic here would, it is felt cause more problems than it solves, so it is a question of “selling” the idea. The Kingdom watches the environmental lobby with considerable interest. Whilst humans are still warlike, this lot are the least warlike imaginable and that suits the realm well.
The Palace is kept continuously clean by the Household, but when the Queen goes on her summer tours, the staff take the opportunity to carry out the annual deep down clean, involving noisy equipment which would irritate their boss if they used it in her presence. Think giant vacuum cleaners capable of sucking up anything and anyone. The other reason the Queen stops the use of these things when she’s in residence is she knows full well the Household may well be tempted to suck up anything and anyone irritating them. She knows that when she returns from her tours they’ve got to give an account of what they’ve been up to. If anyone has gone missing in her absence, the Household are held to account to it (it is usually too late to retrieve the unfortunate victim from the outsized suction bag!).
Pets as a concept really is alien here. Humanity’s love of pets is one redeeming factor in our favour but the Kingdom considers this a bit of an oddball given we (a) happily eat other animals and (b) we lavish far more love and attention on pets than we do our fellow human beings. The Kingdom thinks humans feel by being kind to some creatures we can make up for the immense suffering and damage we’ve done to others and that we’re wrong to think that! Mind it is difficult having a pet in the magical realm given so many obvious creatures do not lend themselves that well to being tamed. The Queen keeps a stable of unicorns that deign to allow her to ride them but even she treats them with the utmost respect and dignity. The unicorns see themselves as being at her service because they choose to be.
While the Kingdom has had a violent past, it has been mainly directed by the different species within it with direct threats faced from other worlds seeking to gain their magical powers happening roughly once or twice per 150 years or so. Eileen had joked years ago one could set one’s sundial by this. For all its faults the Kingdom has not sought to conquer other worlds, mainly defend itself against those wishing it harm. However the realm is not above exporting its ideas to other places, Earth being a particular target, as the Kingdom would love to restrict mankind’s pollution and violence. The outright use of magic here would, it is felt cause more problems than it solves, so it is a question of “selling” the idea. The Kingdom watches the environmental lobby with considerable interest. Whilst humans are still warlike, this lot are the least warlike imaginable and that suits the realm well.