A: A Sorry State

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Jinjur: You're going to need a strong Generalissima. Her Grace hasn't had one for years and years, which is why nobody respects Blood and Bone anymore and why Rackenroon is in such a sorry state. Just between you, me, and the lamp post, Auntie Songween is a laughing-stock for letting her toy-boy run things while she throws parties and pretends she's still the twentysomething war hero who chopped the head off a lion. Oh, everyone's happy enough to eat at her table, drink her booze, and swear undying fealty to her, but behind her back, they're ridiculing her!
Kathy: Is that so...?

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B: Advice

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Jinjur: Oh, yes—!/ When you come into power— providing the Council of Duchesses finds you acceptable, of course— you had better move swiftly to consolidate your grasp on Rackenroon. This place is rife with sedition! Rife! anyone who says otherwise is either lying to you or not paying attention!
Kathy: Everyone seems pretty happy to me.

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Jinjur: Of course they are, Dear! They're the upper crust! They're the ones benefitting from being "Friends of Songween!" But out there, beyond the boma walls— that's where the people you should be worrying about are!
Herald: Announcing His Highness, The Prince of Wakanda—!
Jinjur: I believe you've already met a few of them...