The Court Jester

Welcome!

I'm the Court Jester of our land where since a few years the Queen and King have left. So actualy I'm just a Jester in a land without Royals. My 'raison d'être' is informing and entertaining the head of a Court. We don't have that here. To keep my spirit up I became sort of a People's Jester. It's not that I don't like to do it, but in my heart I feel that I need someone at our Court. Right now I miss the real goal in life, I have to divide my information and jokes amongst too many people. It takes too much of my energy and it is not very rewarding. People expect me to please them constantly.

From a Queen I can accept such demands, from 'equals' I can not. And, to be completely honest to you, I feel superior to my fellow inhabitants here. I was the closest one to our Highness, I was the special one for her among all the others. That is not always the case. I have had Kings and Queens that didn't appreciate me as I need to be appreciated, some Royalty's just don't understand what a real Jester is like. Some just expected me to dress nicely, elegant and not bother them too much. Others were the opposite, wanted me to dress like a fool (another name for our beautiful profession) and entertain them 24/7. But not the last Queen, My Queen. She wasn't 'her Higness' our 'your Majesty', nono. She was mine.

Others had to accept that, I think it was the only time I had trouble being 'just a Jester'. How I wish I were a King, her King. Not just her Jester. The King that I despised so hard, I should have been in his place, in control of the land. Deep inside I felt the Queen had the same idea, at least I hoped so. I still don't know why they left, well officialy I don't know. But I'm sure the reason for leaving was me, my 'pecial treatment by the Queen and the special way I treated her. Sending me away was too hard for the Queen, so she must have convinced the King to leave with her to another place.

I do welcome you with the greatest joy and happiness in my heart. I request that you become the new Queen of this land. I notice you have Royal Blood, it's the only possible way to enter the Court. The only way a person would come so close to me. I will be your Jester, I'll be the best Court Jester that has been by your side. I'm one unique Jester, you know? And don't worry, my dream of being a King has faded. A Jester can do more for a Queen than a King ever will...