An ornate room, paintings of previous rulers and members of the family hang on the walls.  There's high end pieces of furniture in the room along with books, statues, and expensive pieces of jewelry.
Personal quarters, Inside Palace
inhabitant
guard
I am one of the guards in shining armor who guards the queen, the monarch of our realm. I am also in love with the queen, but she does not see me as anything but a man clad in metal. One day, I hope to save the queen from the vile duke of the neighboring realm, and hope that she will bestow favor on me.
The Duke of Chesterwick is the most vile fiend in all the land! A humble slave such as myself has no right to an opinion in the matter. But tell me, why is this Duke so vile? He has kidnapped our Queen!  And I would do anything to see her returned - I love her more than life itself. Is that not the King's job to love the queen?  Ah, but the Queen has no husband!  If I were to rescue her - do you think she would look kindly upon one such as I? She may very well do so; however, you would need a company of troops to defeat such a foe as a Duke. Do you have such a compliment at hand? Surely many recruits could be found amongst the people for one as beloved as she?  I know it is not likely she would return my affections, but surely we are better to be governed by a queen than the aimless council which directs the realm in her absence? Then allow me to be your first recruit! I would fight alongside you in exchange for my freedom Truly?  You shall be my second in command!  We shall gather a mighty host and march upon the vile Duke's castle! Outstanding. Though we must first marshall our troops. Have you any idea how we plan for such an invasion? My apologies for earlier, I meant to embrace you as a brother but was a bit too forceful!   The castle straddle a stream, which if blocked will deprive the Keep of water, giving them only days to surrender. But that may risk the queen's life as she too will be deprived of water. And do we have the resources to blockade their gates and defend our dam simultaneously?