Shadewood nessun dorma

No, I’m not a man. I’m a woman, and I am King. They’re statements that can coexist. She was smiling as she said it, a joking tone to her light voice, but even as she said it, she was twisting her narrative, planting the ideas, weeding out the ones that no longer worked.

Gender was an odd thing, especially when connected to a societal role. Themis smiled.

Even where I come from, only a man can rule as king. But see…they didn’t do a very good job most of the time. So, I claim the title, and I get shit done.