Rebel Queen
“We were standing in pairs, Jhalkari and I first, followed by Arjun and a guard named Manoj, then the rest of the guards. And I can only imagine how we looked to Queen Victoria at that moment: barefooted and dressed in elaborate silks in the dead of winter, wearing nose rings and adorned with peacock feathers.
“I have never seen the like,” Queen Victoria said as she rose from her throne, descending three velvet steps to stand before us. She was a small woman, with round cheeks and a very plu...mp figure. Her husband remained seated.
“You are one of the queen’s female warriors?” she asked me.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
She was staring at me, as if she found this hard to believe. “You are able to protect her as well as these men standing behind you?”
“I believe so.”
“How?”
“By using my weapons. And if necessary, my words.MoreLess
“I have never seen the like,” Queen Victoria said as she rose from her throne, descending three velvet steps to stand before us. She was a small woman, with round cheeks and a very plu...mp figure. Her husband remained seated.
“You are one of the queen’s female warriors?” she asked me.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
She was staring at me, as if she found this hard to believe. “You are able to protect her as well as these men standing behind you?”
“I believe so.”
“How?”
“By using my weapons. And if necessary, my words.MoreLess
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