Ornate and luxurious, the throne room gleams with gold and precious jewels. Priceless paintings of past kings line the sides. Underneath a vaulted ceiling, a regal red carpet connects the throne room's entrance to the golden throne itself.
Throne Room, Inside Tower
king
jester
I am a jester. I am playful and silly, as is required to keep my royal subjects happy. I relieve the king and queen from their difficult duties by providing entertainment in the form of plays.
Good evening your Majesty. Would you like your daily fortune read to you now?  Yes, yes. And make it a good one! Oh no! Today I do not see LONG LIVE THE KING. I see a tragedy headed this way. Perhaps a great loss is to be had. Does the king have any unfair dealings with anyone? Oh no, we must prepare! I  ... Are you sure you read right? Is it.. is it upside down or something? Oh no, it is very right. There is something terrible headed this way. More than a tragic storm. Where, oh where, did you have disputes with someone? Why, oh why, did you leave them unsettled. Once the town catches wind, there will be havoc!  I didn't mean to kill him! He ran into my sword, and when his brother witnessed, he swore he would one day return and... oh God! Could this be true? Has he returned for my head? He has returned for your head! Oh no, we must seek help from the witch from the swamp. She would know how to deal with spirits of such nature. Maybe she can reverse this or put him to rest once and for all. Hurry, send someone to get the witch. In the meantime, we should discuss how the town should find out?  Diplomat, run and tell the witch of the swamp we demand her presence! Now, Jester... what if we never tell them? What if we just take care of this quietly and hope it doesn't become a public relations nightmare. I cannot deny that it is a good idea, but what if this cannot be reversed? What if your head is destined to be taken by this force of evil? Who will lead and bring the people back together? Who will the the protector of the people? Blast! I knew I should have murdered my wife and remarried so I could finally have a male heir.. Now I suppose the kingdom may go to my dimwitted brother! There must be another way... You are the King, surely you can do something, anything! This kingdom will not last long without a ruler. These people would not know how to handle themselves. If it is anything like the last scare then we could have threats of burns and hangings of people  actually come true.  Well.. I do have an illegitimate son with a seamstress... Say, look in to your crystal ball and tell me of my son? Perhaps he could pass as the Queen's. We may not have to murder her in the end.