She purses her lips, then shrugs slightly. "The Monarchists can take a flying leap; I'm not restoring the throne. I'm technically still the Head of my House. For historical and cultural reasons, flatly abdicating that position causes almost as many problems as it solves. But the traditional workaround for incapable or disinterested Heads of House is appointing a proxy, which I did before running off. That takes care of most of the day to day matters. Time travels means they don't have good ways to get in touch with me to try to get me to really come back."
She hesitates before adding, "But I have fallen into playing the diplomat at times. I've even asked Koschei to put on a uniform and play bodyguard, because that sort of presentation lends credibility." She almost winces at her own words. Koschei does love dressing up and playing a part, but he's also too honor bound to not take being her guard deathly seriously.
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Date: 2019-06-15 05:14 pm (UTC)She hesitates before adding, "But I have fallen into playing the diplomat at times. I've even asked Koschei to put on a uniform and play bodyguard, because that sort of presentation lends credibility." She almost winces at her own words. Koschei does love dressing up and playing a part, but he's also too honor bound to not take being her guard deathly seriously.