Short Story : The Lord Of Griffin's King

CLARISSE: AmeIia, I had other expectations aIso. In my wiIdest dreams... I never expected this to happen. But you are the IegaI heir-- the onIy heir-- to the Genovian throne... and we will accept the challenge... of heIping you become the princess that you are. Oh, I can give you books. You wiII study Ianguages, history, art, poIiticaI science. I can teach you to waIk, taIk, sit, stand... eat, dress Iike a princess.

The Queen Guinevere's pride was wounded when she gets rejected by Lanval. Queen Guinevere offers herself to Lanval saying he could have anything he desires. Lanval rejects her by telling her he won't betray his king and that he

On the other hand, Lanval promises the mysterious lady that he would let the lady take control of his life, and therefore he is weak in his own character. On page 74, Lanval states that “Fair lady, if it were to please you to grant me the joy of wanting to love me, you could ask for nothing that I would not do as best I could, be it foolish or wise. I shall do as you bid and abandon all others for you.” In other words, Lanval is offering to do anything to just have her to want to love him. When he states that he would do anything she asks, “be it foolish or wise”, he essentially announces that he would do anything for the woman with reckless abandon. He, therefore, denies the ability to tell the lady “no”. His reckless abandon reveals that he does not value himself, which demonstrates

The queen began to accuse Lanval of being gay because he had never had a woman show him pleasure. Suddenly, Lanval admits that he is in love with someone else who would be far better than the queen herself, which sent the queen away crying. Soon afterwards, Lanval was commanded to appear in court without delay. The Queen’s assertive power was shown by her ability to punish innocent people, meaning she obviously got what she wanted regardless of whether it was right or not.

Prince Oberyn spoke up from behind him, his voice filled with anger. “A sister for a sister, I guess we are even now my

Kimora stated, “I don’t want to talk about this right now it’s making me feel uncomfortable, but acknowledged that’s how she feels.”

For Lanval, it all starts when the Queen attempts to seduce him and he rejects her in a very polite manner. However, his rejection enrages her and she starts slandering him, the things she says anger Lanval and cause him to strike back. After hearing what he says about her, she runs away weeping and lies to King Arthur telling him that, “He had shamed her! / He’d asked her for a love affair, and She’d said no” (Marie 317-19). Among these lies, the Queen also tells King Arthur the truth about how Lanval has claimed his lover is more beautiful than she, for these things, Lanval is put on trial and must wait for the judges to decide his

Lanval stays loyal to his promise until Queen Guinevere confesses her interest in him, offering herself to him in which he then he delicately rejects her. Speaking his loyalty to King Arthur. Angry, she blames him of being homosexual, Lanval, because of Queen Guinevere’s accusation says, “The poorest girl of all, is better than you, my lady queen, in body, face, and beauty.” The queen asking to be involved in an adulterous relationship is not seen as ideal behavior for modern women or for twelfth century women. During this time men were commonly known for being dishonest and unfaithful, therefore, to have this woman do this, definitely was a different direction than expected. Hurt by the rejection and statement of Lanval, Queen Guinevere tells King Arthur that Lanval came onto her. Arthur upset at the situation orders that Lanval be sent to court where if he could not prove that such a woman existed more beautiful than his beloved queen, he shall be

"Luke, Luke Conley." I say offering my hand. She mirrored my grim smile and took my hand, shaking it firmly. I took this time to admire her appearance.

Even though these qualities are praised in this culture, medieval narratives commonly uphold unrealistic virtues of what a perfect woman is. After Lanval vows to keep their love a secret, the queen of the court tempts the knight with her love. She says, "Lanval, I have honored, cherished and loved you much. You may have all my love: just tell me what you desire! I grant you my love and you should be glad to have me" (pp. 1771). Shortly after Lanval rejects her advances, the queen further establishes her ill will towards the good knight by saying, "I well believe that you do not like this kind of pleasure. I have been told often enough that you have no desire for women" (pp. 1771). The importance of these accusations exemplifies the queen's power and influence over Lanval. Although he graciously declines the queen's love, he regrettably reveals his love to the queen in an attempt to prove himself to the court. He says, "And I will tell you one thing; you can be sure that one of her servants, even the very poorest girl, is worth more than you, my lady the Queen, in body, face and beauty, wisdom and goodness" (pp. 1771). The manner which the queen entices Lanval reveals that both power and evil can be easily compared to this woman's actions, showing readers the other side of the coin. The division between these two women illustrates how often this society feeds off of a virgin/ whore dichotomy, branding such women

“Tell me something Alessandra. What happened to the man who shot your husband?” I realize she’s a woman with connections and I don’t see her as someone to let something like that go without retribution.

Another example of an event in her life that added to her loss of innocence was when she returned home from London and fought to be queen. During the fight, Aylss fought against her former subjects and had to watch them be killed. Amidst the battle, Alyss fights head on against her aunt, Queen Redd. Her new found strength can be seen when Alyss comments, “I’ve finished running from you, Redd. It’s time for you to run.” Page

It’s long lean body cut through the surface like a knife cut through butter. Twin masts carried sails colored in the reds and oranges of House Martell as the cloth billowed in the wind. A briny spray that stung her eyes and tangled her hair as it fell from her braid. Unlike her companions, Alayna thrived in this environment almost as much as she thrived in the Reach. Just as the Reach was part of her and she was part of the Reach. Her heart sang for the sea and the sea called for her. As she was part Tyrell, she was part Redwyne. Two halves of one soul. Two different people coinciding within the same body. In her youth, she had accompanied her mother to the Arbor countless times. Sailing had become an important part of her childhood and taught her many lessons life on land could

With a gentle nudge of his thumb, Gawain turned the queen’s face back toward him. He sensed it was a poor idea to waste too much time, as it would allow both of them too much of an opportunity to talk and overthink. It was time to settle in and do what they agreed to

"And what is that exactly?" Cersei pressured with intrigue, her eyes flickering to his lips and back to his eyes. "What have you become?"